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linalool

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

noun

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

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

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noun

A colorless, fragrant liquid, C₁₀H₁₈O, distilled from the oils of rosewood, bergamot, and other plants and trees and used in perfume manufacture.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish lináloe, aloe (from Late Latin lignum aloēs, wood of the aloe : Latin lignum, wood; see ligni- + Latin aloēs, genitive of aloē, aloe; see aloe)

Origin: + -ol¹

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