Meanings
plural linalools
- uncountableusuallychemistryA monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils.
Synonyms: coriandrol, licareol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils.
Origin
- Englishlinaloe
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishlinalool
Translations
Bulgarian линалол
- линалол (linalol)monoterpene alcohol
French linalol
- linalolmonoterpene alcohol
Spanish linalol, linalool
- linalolmonoterpene alcohol
- linaloolmonoterpene alcohol
Cite this entry
linalool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linalool
“linalool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linalool. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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