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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.


Etymology

Origin of linalyl acetate

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

Example Sentences

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Among its constituents are benzyl acetate, linalyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, indol, methyl anthranilate, and a ketone jasmone.

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

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 Simmons, W. H.

Among its constituents are limonene, linalyl acetate, geraniol and geranyl acetate.

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

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

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

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 Simmons, W. H.

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