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geraniol
CIDE DICTIONARY
geraniol, n. [See Geranium.].
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. [PJC]
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