nerolidol

noun

ne·​rol·​i·​dol

neˈrȯləˌdȯl,

-räl-,

-dōl

plural -s

: a liquid acyclic sesquiterpenoid tertiary alcohol C₁₅H₂₅OH that has a floral odor, that is isomeric with farnesol, and that occurs in many essential oils (as neroli oil and the oil from Peru balsam)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary nerol + -ide + -ol

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