geraniol

G2E1R1A1N1I1O1L1

noun

A monoterpenoid alcohol found in the essential oils of rose, palmarosa and citronella

Scrabble 9

Meanings

noungeraniol (countable and uncountable, plural geraniols)

plural geraniols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA monoterpenoid alcohol found in the essential oils of rose, palmarosa and citronella

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Origin

  1. Englishgeranium
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalcohol
  9. Englishgeraniol

From geranium + -ol.

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APA

geraniol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geraniol

MLA

“geraniol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geraniol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geraniol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geraniol.

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