nerol
nerol · nerols
The monoterpene alcohol-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oilsThe monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.
Origin
Blend of neroli (oil from which it was first isolated) and -ol (“suffix denoting an alcohoBlend of neroli (oil from which it was first isolated) and -ol (“suffix denoting an alcohol”).
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Forms
plural: nerolsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedgeraniol
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.