nonyl alcohol

[ non-il, -eel, noh-nil, -neel ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of several colorless or light-yellow, liquid, water-soluble isomers of the formula C 9 H 2 0 O, especially having a roselike odor: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonyl alcohol¹

First recorded in 1865–70; non(ane) + -yl; nonanoic acid