nonyl alcohol

American

[non-il, -eel, noh-nil, -neel] / ˈnɒn ɪl, -il, ˈnoʊ nɪl, -nil /

noun

Chemistry.

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.

Etymology

Origin of nonyl alcohol

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

Example Sentences

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The oil contains some 90 per cent. limonene, together with nonyl alcohol, d-linalol, d-terpineol, citral, citronellal, decyl aldehyde, and methyl anthranilate.

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

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