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phenethyl alcohol

phenethyl alcohol noun: 2-phenylethanol, a colourless liquid found in various essential oils and used in perfumery and as a preservative in soaps.

Noun

phenethyl alcohol (uncountable)

  1. 2-phenylethanol, a colourless liquid found in various essential oils and used in perfumery and as a preservative in soaps.

Questions about phenethyl alcohol

What does phenethyl alcohol mean?
Phenethyl alcohol means 2-phenylethanol, a colourless liquid found in various essential oils and used in perfumery and as a preservative in soaps.
What part of speech is phenethyl alcohol?
Phenethyl alcohol is a noun.

Words near phenethyl alcohol in the dictionary

  1. pheneotype
  2. pheneridine
  3. phenes
  4. phenetamine
  5. phenethicillin
  6. phenethyl alcohol
  7. phenethylamide
  8. phenethylamides
  9. phenethylamine
  10. phenethylamines
  11. phenethylglucosinolate

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