Definition of geranial in English:
geranial
noun dʒɪˈreɪnɪəljəˈrānēəl
mass nounChemistry A fragrant oil present in lemongrass oil and used in perfumery.
An isomer of citral; chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₆O
Example sentencesExamples
- The scope sought in the flavor industry is to selectively obtain the key citrus flavor compounds i.e., the oxygenated compounds such as neral, geranial, and decanal.
- Tucker says lemon balm is easy to grow from seeds and contains citronellal, geraniol and geranial.
- Terpenoids, such as neral or geranial, may be found in abundance in oil sacs located in the outer, colored or flavedo portion of the rinds of many common citrus fruits.
- They describe it as having ‘a pleasant lemon-scented odour’, not unusual considering the oil was rich in the aldehydes citronellal, neral and geranial.
- The flavour of geranial is more intense than the flavour of neral, but both have a very similar lemon flavour.
Origin
Late 19th century: from German, contraction of Geraniumaldehyde.