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nerol

The English word “nerol” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.

Etymology

Blend of neroli (oil from which it was first isolated) and -ol (“suffix denoting an alcohol”).

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