: a fragrant liquid unsaturated alcohol C10H18O used chiefly in perfumes and soap
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebIngredients in Jean Nate body powder include talc, kaolin, fragrance, limonene, linalool, hydroxycitronellol, geraniol, citronellol and coumarin. Atlanta Life, ajc, 18 July 2017
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Geranium
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
geraniol
noun
ge·ra·ni·ol jə-ˈrān-ē-ˌȯl -ˌōl
: a fragrant liquid unsaturated alcohol C10H18O that occurs both free and combined in many essential oils (as citronella oil) and is used chiefly in perfumes and in soap