linalool

L1I1N1A1L1O1O1L1
UK/lɪˈnæləʊɒl/US/lɪˈnæloʊəl/

noun

A monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils.

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Meanings

nounlinalool (usually uncountable, plural linalools)

plural linalools

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils.

    Synonyms: coriandrol, licareol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils.

Also see

Origin

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

From linaloe + -ol.

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Translations

Bulgarian линалол
  • линалол (linalol)monoterpene alcohol
French linalol
  • linalolmonoterpene alcohol
Spanish linalol, linalool
  • linalolmonoterpene alcohol
  • linaloolmonoterpene alcohol
Cite this entry
APA

linalool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linalool

MLA

“linalool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linalool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linalool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linalool.

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