citronella oil
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of citronella oil
First recorded in 1880–85
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Lemongrass oil, cedarwood oil, citronella oil and peppermint oil are among the common ingredients.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
They will also continue testing other potential repellent molecules, including the main component in citronella oil, which they found also activates Or31.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2021
Citronellal, an aldehyde possessing the characteristic odour of citronella oil, in which it occurs to the extent of about 20 per cent., and constituting considerably over 90 per cent. of eucalyptus citriodora oil.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons
Unfortunately most of the remedies he suggested were limited to spraying of insecticides and pesticides such as lindane, malathion dichlorose, copper sulphate or citronella oil.
From Free from School by Rahul Alvares
As I was bidding the Mahatma good night, he considerately handed me a bottle of citronella oil.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
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