linalyl acetate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of linalyl acetate
First recorded in 1895–1900; linal(ool) + -yl
Example Sentences
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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
Among its constituents are benzyl acetate, linalyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, indol, methyl anthranilate, and a ketone jasmone.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons
Among its constituents are limonene, linalyl acetate, geraniol and geranyl acetate.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons
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
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
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