nerol
[ neer-awl, -ol, ner- ]
nounChemistry.
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C10H18O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
Origin of nerol
1First recorded in 1900–05; ner(oli oil) + -ol1
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