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- [ji-rey-nee-uh l]
- /dʒɪˈreɪ ni əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ji-rey-nee-uh l]
- /dʒɪˈreɪ ni əl/
Definitions of geranial word
- noun geranial 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. 1
- noun geranial the cis- isomer of citral 0
- noun geranial (organic chemistry) One of the two isomers of citral. 0
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Origin of geranial
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; gerani(um) + -al3
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Parts of speech for Geranial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
geranial popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
geranial usage trend in Literature
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