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Definition of Citronellal
1. Noun. (organic compound) The monoterpenoid aldehyde ''3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al'' responsible for the aroma of citronella oil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Citronellal
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Medical Definition of Citronellal
1. Principal volatile ingredient of lemon grass and citronella oil. Used in soap perfumes and as an insect repellent. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Citronellal
Literary usage of Citronellal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"The occurrence of citronellal in oil of lemon has been reported by various observers.
Doebner,1 applying his general aldehyde reaction with pyro- racemic ..."
2. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"citronellal occurs in large proportion (30 to 50%) in oil of citronella, ...
citronellal is a'colourless oily liquid, of agreeable citronella-like odour. ..."
3. The Volatile Oils by Eduard Gildemeister, Friedrich Hoffmann (1900)
"citronellal. The second aliphatic aldehyde with ten carbon atoms found in volatile
... citronellal ia distinguished from citral by being optically active, ..."
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