citral

citral
A monoterpene aldehyde consisting of both geometric isomers found in oils from lemon, orange, verbena, and lemon grass; c.-A is the trans-isomer and c.-B is the cis-isomer (neral).

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cit·ral 'si-.tral n an unsaturated liquid isomeric aldehyde C10H16O of many essential oils that has a strong lemon odor and is used esp. in perfumery and as a flavoring

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  • Citral — Citral[1] …   Wikipedia

  • citral — ● citral nom masculin Dénomination courante d un aldéhyde monoterpénique que l on rencontre dans les essences de citron, de lemon grass et de verveine. (Outre son usage comme parfum de citron, le citral est employé pour la synthèse de l ionone,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Citrāl — (Geranial) C10H16O, ein Aldehyd, der sich im Zitronenöl, Lemongrasöl (70–80 Proz.), im Pomeranzenöl, im westindischen Limettöl, im Melissenöl, Bay und Pimentöl, im japanischen Pfefferöl, im Sassafrasblätteröl und im Öl von Eucalyptus Staigeriana… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Citral — Citral, s. Riechstoffe, künstliche …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • citral — cìtrāl m <G citrála> DEFINICIJA kem. terpenski aldehid, sastavni dio mnogih eteričnih ulja (limun, naranča i dr.) ETIMOLOGIJA lat. citrus ← grč. kítron: limun + al …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • citral — [si′trəl] n. [ CITR(I) + AL(DEHYDE)] a liquid aldehyde, C9H15·CHO, with a pleasant odor, found in oil of lemon, oil of lime, etc. and used as a flavoring agent and in perfumes …   English World dictionary

  • Citral — Strukturformel links Geranial (Citral A), rechts Neral (Citral B) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Citral — Citrals néral (haut) et géranial (bas) Général Nom IUPAC 3,7 diméthyl 2,6 octadiènal …   Wikipédia en Français

  • citral — /si treuhl/, n. Chem. a pale yellow, water insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C10H16O, 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… …   Universalium

  • Citral — Ci|t|ral [lat. citrus = Zitronenbaum (↑ Citronensäure) ↑ al], das; s; Syn.: 3,7 Dimethylocta 2,6 dien: nach Zitrone riechendes fl. Stereoisomerengemisch aus Geranial (trans oder (E) Citral, früher: C. a) u. Neral ( …   Universal-Lexikon

  • citral — ˈsi.ˌtral noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary citr + al : an unsaturated liquid aldehyde C9H15CHO that has a strong lemon and verbena odor, is found in many essential oils (as lemon oil and citronella oil), is used in… …   Useful english dictionary

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