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phenethyl alcohol

American  
[fen-eth-uhl] / fɛnˈɛθ əl /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless, viscous, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O, having a faint roselike odor: used chiefly in perfumery.

Etymology

Origin of phenethyl alcohol

phen(o)- + ethyl + alcohol

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