Usually means: Natural oil, lemon-scented, repels insects.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. citronellal: Merriam-Webster
  2. citronellal: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. citronellal: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. citronellal: Collins English Dictionary
  5. citronellal: Wordnik
  6. citronellal: Wiktionary
  7. citronellal: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. citronellal: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. citronellal: Dictionary.com
  10. Citronellal: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. citronellal: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. citronellal: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (citronellal)

▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) The monoterpenoid aldehyde 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al responsible for the aroma of citronella oil

Similar:
citronellol, citronellyl, citronellic acid, hydroxycitronellal, lemonal, citronyl, limonene, citronellyl acetate, citren, citrene, more...

Opposite:
citronellol, citronellol oxide, citronellol acetate

Types:
geraniol, nerol, linalool, citronellol, methylheptenone, citral, more...

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Similar:
citronellol, citronellyl, citronellic acid, hydroxycitronellal, lemonal, citronyl, limonene, citronellyl acetate, citren, citrene, more...

Opposite:
citronellol, citronellol oxide, citronellol acetate

Types:
geraniol, nerol, linalool, citronellol, methylheptenone, citral, more...



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