lauraldehyde

noun

laur·​aldehyde

(ˈ)lȯr,

(ˈ)lär+

: a fragrant crystalline compound C₁₁H₂₃CHO found in some essential oils (as from needles of the silver fir of Europe) and used in perfumes

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