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Meaning of "geraniol" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GERANIOL

From gerani(um + alcoh)ol.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GERANIOL

geraniol  [dʒɪˈreɪnɪˌɒl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GERANIOL

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Geraniol 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 GERANIOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Geraniol

Geraniol is a monoterpenoid and an alcohol. It is the primary part of rose oil, palmarosa oil, and citronella oil. It also occurs in small quantities in geranium, lemon, and many other essential oils. It appears as a clear to pale-yellow oil that is insoluble in water, but soluble in most common organic solvents. It has a rose-like scent and is commonly used in perfumes. It is used in flavors such as peach, raspberry, grapefruit, red apple, plum, lime, orange, lemon, watermelon, pineapple, and blueberry.

Definition of geraniol in the English dictionary

The definition of geraniol in the dictionary is a colourless or pale yellow terpine alcohol with an odour of roses, found in many essential oils: used in perfumery. Formula: C10H18O.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GERANIOL


borneol
ˈbɔːnɪˌɒl
cineol
ˈsɪnɪˌɒl
estriol
ˈɛstrɪˌɒl
linalool
lɪˈnæləʊˌɒl
oestriol
ˈiːstrɪˌɒl
polyol
ˈpɒlɪˌɒl
terpineol
tɜːˈpɪnɪˌɒl
toluol
ˈtɒljʊˌɒl
trinitrotoluol
traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌɒl
urushiol
ˈuːrʊʃɪˌɒl
vitriol
ˈvɪtrɪˌɒl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GERANIOL

ger.
Gera
gerah
Geraldton wax
Geraldton waxflower
geraniaceous
geranial
geranium
gerardia
geratological
geratologist
geratology
gerbera
gerbil
gerbille
gerent
gerenuk
gerfalcon
Gergiev
geriatric

WORDS THAT END LIKE GERANIOL

apiol
Auriol
Baliol
Balliol
bass viol
blue vitriol
diol
dithiol
estradiol
ethanediol
green vitriol
Kriol
lyra viol
oestradiol
oil of vitriol
thiol
triol
viol
white vitriol
zinc vitriol

Synonyms and antonyms of geraniol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «geraniol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GERANIOL

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

Translator English - Chinese

香叶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

geraniol
570 millions of speakers

English

geraniol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

geraniol
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جيرانيول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гераниол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

geraniol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

geraniol
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

géraniol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Geraniol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geraniol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゲラニオール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geraniol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

geraniol
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜெரானியோல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गेरोनिओल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geraniol
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

geraniolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

geraniol
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гераниол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

geraniol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γερανιόλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geraniol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

geraniol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

geraniol
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of geraniol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GERANIOL»

The term «geraniol» is regularly used and occupies the 92.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GERANIOL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERANIOL»

Discover the use of geraniol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to geraniol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Textbook of Organic Chemistry
Geraniol esters such as geraniol formate, acetate, propionate. butyrate are used in perfumes when a rose note is required predominantly in perfume or as a subsidiary modifier. The alcohol nerol which occurs in the essential oil of neroli and ...
Raj K. Bansal, 2003
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Mechanism and Synthesis
In Sections 3 and 4, we shall be looking at the way in which living systems synthesise geraniol (2.1), one of the compounds contributing to the scent of roses (Figure 2. 1 ). So, let us attempt to develop a synthesis of 2.1 using the principles of ...
Peter Taylor, Open University, 2002
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Essential Oil-Bearing Grasses: The genus Cymbopogon
The oil is also used as a raw material for producing geraniol, which is extensively used in the perfumery industry. Mainly, oil of palmarosa is obtained from flowering shoots and aboveground parts of the motia variety of C. martinii. The variety is ...
Anand Akhila, 2009
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The Last American Frontier
Catalyst Citral Geraniol: It is a sweet smelling liquid, b.p. 121*717 mm (b.p. 229- 2307757 mm) present in rose, 1 grass, geranium, lavender and citronella oils. It is conveniently purified by treatment with calcium ride to give a crystalline ...
Frederic L. Paxson, 2001
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CRC Handbook of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Excipients
I. REGULATORY CLASSIFICATION Geraniol is classified as a fragrance ingredient. II. AVAILABLE FORMULATIONS Geraniol is a naturally occurring straight chain terpene alcohol found in many flowering plants, including Pelargonium ...
Susan C. Smolinske, 1992
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Chemistry: The Molecular Science
OH HCO2H Formic acid + Geraniol C,,H1802 Geranvl formate A chemist needs to make some geranyl formate for a batch of perfume. How many grams of geranyl formate can a chemist make from 375 g of geraniol? Method: There are some ...
John Olmsted, Gregory M. Williams, 1997
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The Complete Technology Book On Natural Products (Forest Based)
By far the biggest use of Myrcene is as an intermediate in the commercial production of terpene alcohols, namely geraniol nerol and linalool. These, in turn, servesas intermediates for the production of other large volume aroma and flavour ...
Himadri Panda, 2002
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Wine Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ugliano et al. (2006) suggested that, in low monoterpene grape varieties, in which low concentrations of free geraniol are present, citronellol can be formed by the yeast-drivenreductionof free geraniolderivedfrom glycosidehydrolysis(Fig 8D.9) ...
M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas, Carmen Polo, 2008
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Catalysis of Organic Reactions
In fact, y-geraniol undergoes hydrogenation at a much faster rate than geraniol. 16 We have shown that hydrogenation of mixtures of y-geraniol and geraniol. the y-geraniol is hydrogenated without noticable consumption of the geraniol (see ...
Russell E. Malz, Jr., 1996
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Food Flavors and Chemistry: Advances of the New Millennium
FORMATION OF GERANIOL-RELATED COMPOUNDS IN GINGER Y. Sekiwa, N. Mikami, K. Kubota, and A. Kobayashi Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Ochanomizu University, 2-l-1 Ohtsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan 1 ABSTRACT ...
Arthur M. Spanier, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GERANIOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term geraniol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stay safe this summer: Repel bugs, beware of scams
... for example) and those that don't help much, if at all (think citronella candles, wristbands and “all-natural” products with geraniol, lemongrass ... «Kenosha News, Jul 15»
2
A Geranium is not always a Geranium! Catskills Garden Geraniums
The active ingredient geraniol, derived from geraniums, is used in many commercially available insect repellants. Later with the beginning of ... «Watershed post, Jul 15»
3
Which Bug Repellent Works Best? Not What You May Think.
... immediately when they wore the Coleman Naturals Insect Repellent Snap Band with citronella oil or the Super Band Wristband with geraniol ... «RunHaven, Jul 15»
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Mukti Antioxidant Facial Serum
Organically produced 96% of product. Naturally occurring in essential oils: citral, citronellol, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, limonene, linalool. «Truth In Aging, Jul 15»
5
Try It Before You Buy It: Insect Repelling Super Bands
The active ingredients are geraniol, lemongrass, and citronella oils. They're supposed to remain effective for 200 hours after opening the ... «WZZM, Jul 15»
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Montana reports first human West Nile virus case of 2015 – KULR-8 …
His all-natural product, which includes geraniol, as well as thyme, cedar and lemongrass oils, can go into any MosquitoNix system and is also ... «Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines, Jul 15»
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Global geraniol industry in 2015 growth, demand, analysis set to …
For overview analysis, the report introduces Geraniol basic information including definition, classification, application, industry chain structure, ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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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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When bugs want to bite, what do you do?
The repellent contains 5 percent geraniol — a naturally occurring compound that's found in rose oil, citronella oil and geranium oil. TyraTech ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Revealed, why rose smells so sweet
... hydrolase enzyme through a cascade of biochemical events helps produce a fragrant component of rose oil called monoterpene geraniol. «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Geraniol [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/geraniol>. Apr 2024 ».
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