linalyl acetate

American  

[lin-uh-lil, -leel] / ˈlɪn ə lɪl, -ˌlil /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 12 H 20 O 2 , having a pleasant odor: used chiefly in perfumes, cosmetics, toilet water, and soap.

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Etymology

Origin of linalyl acetate

First recorded in 1895–1900; linal(ool) + -yl

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linalyl acetate

The chief constituents of lavender oil are linalyl acetate, linalol, geraniol, and linalyl butyrate, while the English oil also contains a distinct amount of cineol.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

These consist chiefly of linalol, geraniol, linalyl acetate, methyl anthranilate, and citral.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

Spanish Oil.—Specific gravity at 15° C., 0.900-0.915; optical rotation, -2° to +7°; esters, calculated as linalyl acetate, 2-6 per cent.; soluble in 1-2 volumes of 70 per cent. alcohol.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

The chief constituents of the oil are limonene, linalol, linalyl acetate, geraniol, methyl anthranilate, indol, and neroli camphor.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

Amyl acetate, CH3·COOC5H11, and linalyl acetate, CH3·COOC10H17, the latter occurring in the oils of lavender and bergamot, are typical esters classed as essential oils.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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