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lin·alo·ol (lin al′ō ôl′, -al′ə ōl′; lin′ə lo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

a terpene alcohol, CHOH, in several essential oils, used in perfumery

Etymology: < MexSp linaloa, an aromatic Mexican wood (< Sp lináloe < ML lignum aloës: see lignaloes) + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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