nerol

See also: nérol

English

Structure diagram of nerol

Etymology

Blend of neroli (oil from which it was first isolated) and -ol (“suffix denoting an alcohol”).

Noun

nerol (countable and uncountable, plural nerols)

1. (organic chemistry) The monoterpene alcohol (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, found in many essential oils.

Usage notes

• Nerol is an isomer of geraniol. (Nerol is the Z-isomer or cis-isomer, geraniol the E-isomer or trans-isomer. See E–Z notation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

See also

• geraniol

Anagrams

• Elron, Loren, Rolen, enrol, loner