Meaning Of The Word Citral
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Citral Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Citral?
citral in American English
a liquid aldehyde, C9 H15·CHO, with a pleasant odor, found in oil of lemon, oil of lime, etc. and used as a flavoring agent and in perfumes noun: a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C10H16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral), usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used ch citral in British English noun: a yellow volatile liquid with a lemon-like odour, found in oils of lemon grass, orange, and lemon and used in perfumery: a terpene aldehyde consisting of the cis- isomer (citral-a or geranial) and the trans- isomer (citral-b or neral). Formula: (CH3)2C:CH |
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