linalool

(lin alō ôl′, -alə 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

See linalool in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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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