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Meaning of "citral" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CITRAL

From citr(us) + -al³.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CITRAL

citral  [ˈsɪtrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CITRAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Citral is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CITRAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Citral

Citral, or 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal or lemonal, is either a pair, or a mixture of terpenoids with the molecular formula C10H16O. The two compounds are double bond isomers. The E-isomer is known as geranial or citral A. The Z-isomer is known as neral or citral B.

Definition of citral in the English dictionary

The definition of citral in the dictionary is a yellow volatile liquid with a lemon-like odour, found in oils of lemon grass, orange, and lemon and used in perfumery: a terpene aldehyde consisting of the cis- isomer and the trans- isomer. Formula: 2C:CH2C:CHCHO.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CITRAL


accipitral
ækˈsɪpɪtrəl
ancestral
ænˈsɛstrəl
arbitral
ˈɑːbɪtrəl
astral
ˈæstrəl
central
ˈsɛntrəl
diametral
daɪˈæmɪtrəl
elytral
ˈelɪtrəl
hemelytral
heˈmelɪtrəl
hemielytral
ˌhɛmɪˈɛlɪtrəl
hexametral
hɛkˈsæmɪtrəl
mistral
ˈmɪstrəl
mitral
ˈmaɪtrəl
neutral
ˈnjuːtrəl
parametral
pəˈræmɪtrəl
petrol
ˈpɛtrəl
peytrel
ˈpeɪtrəl
phratral
ˈfreɪtrəl
poitrel
ˈpɔɪtrəl
spectral
ˈspɛktrəl
symmetral
ˈsɪmɪtrəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CITRAL

citole
citrange
citrate
citrated
citreous
citric
citric acid
citric acid cycle
citriculture
citriculturist
citrin
citrine
citrinin
citron
citron melon
citron wood
citronella
citronella grass
citronella oil
citronellal

WORDS THAT END LIKE CITRAL

antral
cadastral
carbon-neutral
claustral
dextral
dorsoventral
epicentral
estral
lustral
magistral
Massif Central
multispectral
orchestral
perimetral
rostral
semestral
sinistral
subcentral
trimestral
ventral

Synonyms and antonyms of citral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «citral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CITRAL

Find out the translation of citral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of citral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «citral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柠檬醛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

citral
570 millions of speakers

English

citral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

citral
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السترال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цитраль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

citral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

citral
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

citral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Citral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Citral
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シトラール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시트 랄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Citral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

citral
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சித்திரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिट्रल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sitral
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

citrale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cytral
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цитраль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

citral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κιτράλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Citral
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

citral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

citral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of citral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CITRAL»

The term «citral» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.497 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CITRAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «citral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «citral» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about citral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITRAL»

Discover the use of citral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to citral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Textbook of Organic Chemistry
r-CH2\ CH3^ Natural rubber H 26.3 CITRAL Citral is a mixture of cis- and trans- isomers of an unsaturated aldehyde. It is important as a starting material for the synthesis of vit. A and fi-carrotene. The main source of citral is lemon grass oil ...
Raj K. Bansal, 2003
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Flavours and Fragrances: Chemistry, Bioprocessing and ...
phor and the related borneol and the group of rose alcohols and citral-related materials (geraniol, linalool, citral and citronellal/citronellol). These chemicals are used in the manufacturing of fragrances, which represents a big volume, and also  ...
Ralf Günter Berger, 2007
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Ingredient Interactions: Effects on Food Quality, Second Edition
During storage of acidic citrus beverages, citral interacts with the most abundant beverage ingredient, namely, water. Schieberle and Grosch (1988) demonstrated that in lemon-oil flavored emulsions, citral completely degrades at pH 2.0 by ...
Anilkumar G. Gaonkar, Andrew McPherson, 2005
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the terpenes
It has been mentioned already in discussing the constitution of geraniol that this view is not shared by Dupont, Desreux and Dulou* or by Verley,* who offers another explanation of the experimental results and prefers to regard citral a and  ...
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Pheromones: Current Research
Melipona rufiventris. No demonstrable reaction to citral was evident. Apis mellifera adansonii. Citral appeared to act as a mild repellent to workers of this subspecies. In several instances workers approached the treated block, bit it, and then ...
‎1974
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Essential Oils Handbook
3500 total alcohols 1275 cineole 3340 atari 1260 citral 3100 limonene 1235s verbenone 3070 B-pinene 1220 cineole 3030 citral 1198 cital 2970 citral 1189sh citral 2930 citral 1156 citral 2920 citral 1127 citral 2880 citral lllOsh citral 2860 ...
H. Panda
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Citrus: The Genus Citrus
Also citral (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienale), a mixture of the two geometric isomeric aldehydes neral and geranial, is, by several authors (Ben-Yehoshua etal., 1992; Caccioni etal., 1995; Rodov etal., 1995), believed to be responsible for the ...
Giovanni Dugo, Angelo Di Giacomo, 2003
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Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals
consecutive dermatitis patients tested with 1% citral there were two irritant reactions and no allergic reactions (Frosch et al 1995a). Some irritancy is only evident at raised temperatures: citral causes contact dermatitis when the skin is exposed ...
Robert Tisserand, Rodney Young, 2013
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Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale and Microscale ...
After the ether is completely removed, the pot residue is crude citral. Analysis Determine the weight of citral isolated and calculate the percentage recovery of citral based on the weight of the original sample of lemon grass oil. If instructed to do ...
John Gilbert, Stephen Martin, 2010
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Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments
In the present experiment, citral, a mixture of geranial and neral, is isolated by steam distillation of lemongrass oil, which is used to make lemongrass tea, a popular drink in Mexico. The distillate contains 90% geranial and 10% neral, with the ...
Kenneth Williamson, Katherine Masters, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITRAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term citral is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seal your lips
Examples of such irritants include: olive oil, citral, shellac and cinnamon. Apart from causing Eczematous Cheilitis lip cosmetics can also cause ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Mukti Rose Blossom Hydrating Mist Toner
... 96% of product. Naturally occurring constituents in essential oils: cinnamal, citral, citronellol, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, limonene, linalool. «Truth In Aging, Jul 15»
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Mukti Aloe Vera Moisturiser
*Certified organic by the Organic Food Chain (OFC). Organically produced 95% of product. Naturally occurring in essential oils: cinnamal, citral, ... «Truth In Aging, Jul 15»
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Mukti Balancing Moisturiser
Organically produced 95% of product. Naturally occurring in essential oils: citral, citronellol, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, limonene, linalool. «Truth In Aging, Jun 15»
5
Detox your body with this Lemongrass juice
Lemongrass has numerous health benefits including reducing cholesterol, contains Citral, an anti-cancer agent that causes cancer cells to die, ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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BASF Petronas Chemicals breaks ground on 2-EHAcid plant in …
BASF Petronas Chemicals is also building an Aroma Ingredients facility, which is expected to be commissioned in late 2016, to produce citral, ... «Chemicals Technology, Jun 15»
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BASF, Petronas break ground on plant in Kuantan
The company is building a RM1.5bil integrated aroma ingredients plant to manufacture citral, citronellol and L-Menthol. The range of chemicals ... «The Star Online, Jun 15»
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Victims' family, NGOs, to commemorate May 1998
The commemoration event will feature an exhibition of the victims' possession and a cultural event on Tuesday at the Citral Mall in Klender, ... «Jakarta Post, May 15»
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Aromatic basil boasts colorful history
Sweet basil is rich in eugenol, which smells like cloves. Lemon basil derives its citrus scent from citral, while licorice basil shares an essential ... «Charleston Post Courier, Apr 15»
10
E'shee Serum Intensive Brightening
Propylene Glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Diglycerin, Ascorbic Acid, m-Tranexamic Acid, Citrus Sinensis (Sweet Orange) Oil, D-Limonene, Citral, ... «Truth In Aging, Apr 15»

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