citral

[si-truhl]

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noun

Chemistry.

a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers citral a, or geranial, and citral b, or neral, usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.

citral

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noun

a yellow volatile liquid with a lemon-like odour, found in oils of lemon grass, orange, and lemon and used in perfumery: a terpene aldehyde consisting of the cis- isomer ( citral-a or geranial ) and the trans- isomer ( citral-b or neral ). Formula: (CH 3 ) 2 C:CH(CH 2 ) 2 C(CH 3 ):CHCHO

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Word History and Origins

Origin of citral¹

First recorded in 1890–95; citr(us) + -al ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of citral¹

C19: from _citr ( _us ) + _-al ³

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Another flavor component, citral, makes lemons taste lemony.

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The citral in lemons is chemically the same as citral derived from lemongrass and lemon myrtle, both of which are labeled “natural.”

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Monikers like Culiacan or Citral typically denote a strain of the marijuana plant or the locale in which it was grown.

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Citral, the aldehyde occurring largely in lemon-grass and verbena oils, also to a less extent in lemon and orange oils, and possessing an intense lemon-like odour.

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The oil contains eugenol, myrcene, chavicol, methyl eugenol, methyl chavicol, phellandrene, and citral.

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citole citrate

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