nerol
See also: nérol
English
Structure diagram of nerol
Etymology
Blend of neroli (oil from which it was first isolated) and -ol (“suffix denoting an alcohol”).
Noun
nerol (countable and uncountable, plural nerols)
- (organic chemistry) The monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.
Usage notes
- Nerol is an isomer of geraniol. (Nerol is the Z-isomer or cis-isomer, geraniol the E-isomer or trans-isomer. See
E–Z notation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
See also
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