phenethyl alcohol

noun

2-phenylethanol, a colourless liquid found in various essential oils and used in perfumery and as a preservative in soaps.

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Meanings

nounphenethyl alcohol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistry2-phenylethanol, a colourless liquid found in various essential oils and used in perfumery and as a preservative in soaps.
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