geraniol

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geraniol - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  geraniol \ge*ra"ni*ol\, n. [See Geranium.] (Chem.)
     A terpene alcohol (C10H18O) which constitutes the principal
     part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically
     it is 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose
     odor. --MI11
     [PJC]