nerol

[ neer-awl, -ol, ner- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C10H18O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.

Origin of nerol

1
First recorded in 1900–05; ner(oli oil) + -ol1

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