an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
citronellol in American English
(ˌsɪtrəˈnelɔl, -ɑl)
noun
a clear, colorless liquid mixture of isomeric alcohols having the formula C10H20O, usually obtained from an essential oil, as citronella oil, and having a roselike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume
Word origin
[1870–75; citronell(a) + -ol1]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: billing, fifth wheel, giveaway, linkage, upgrade-ol is a suffix used in the names of chemical derivatives, representing “alcohol” (glycerol; naphthol; phenol), or sometimes “phenol” or less definitely assignable phenol derivatives (resorcinol)
Examples of 'citronellol' in a sentence
citronellol
After the analysis, the production of citronellal from the catalytic dehydrogenation of β-citronellol was verified.
Carlos Henrique Furtado da Cunha, André Gustavo Sato, Wagner Luís da Silva Faria 2017, 'β-CITRONELLOL DEHYDROGENATION OVER Cu/ZrO2 CATALYST', The Journal of Engineering and Exact Scienceshttps://periodicos.ufv.br/ojs/jcec/article/view/2249. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gas chromatography was used to monitor the concentration of citronellol in the different extracts.
B.M. Botha, C.M.E. McCrindle 2000, 'An appropriate method for extracting the insect repellent citronellol from an indigenousplant (Pelargonium graveolens L'Her) for potential use by resource-limited animalowners', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/688. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The longer process of hydration tends to increase the dimer ether citronellyl citronellol products.
Warsito, Edi Priyo Utomo, Siti Mariyah Ulfa 2016, 'Effect of Hydration and Oxidation Reactions of The Chemical Composition of Kaffirlime (Cytrus hystrix DC.) Oil', Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry Researchhttp://jpacr.ub.ac.id/index.php/jpacr/article/view/225/pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results showed that inhalation of β-citronellol decreased feed consumption.
Irmanida Batubara, Irma H. Suparto, Siti Sa'diah, Ryunosuke Matsuoka, Tohru Mitsunaga 2015, 'Effects of Inhaled Citronella Oil and Related Compounds on Rat Body Weight and BrownAdipose Tissue Sympathetic Nerve', Nutrientshttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/3/1859. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Other major isolated constitutes were phenylethyl alcohol, carvone, citronellol, methyleugenol, eugenol, n-tetradecaneand 4'-methoxyacetophenone.
Isaac Karimi, Hossein Hayatgheybi, Tayebeh shamspur, Adem Kamalak, Mehrdad Pooyanmehr,Yaser Marandi 2011, 'Chemical composition and effect of an essential oil of Salix aegyptiaca L., Salicaceae,(musk willow) in hypercholesterolemic rabbit model', Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2011000300009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The main floral components identified were 2-phenylethanol, β-citronellol, ethanol, and n-hexane.
Lan-Yong Zhao, Ping Liu, Jun Tao, Jia-Le Su, Chen Chen, Li-Xia Sheng, Li-Guo Feng 2010, 'Comparative Analysis of Headspace Volatiles of Chinese Rosa rugosa', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/11/8390/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Furthermore, citronellol at 0.5, 1 and 2% has been tested in the third experiment.
Julianne Milléo, Carlos Henrique Antunes, Elis Borges Pettres, Ricardo Antonio Ayub,Paulo Vitor Farago 2019, 'Óleo essencial de citronela (Poaceae) e seus componentes para controle do brasileirinho(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) em olerícolas', EntomoBrasilishttps://doi.org/ebrasilis.v12i1.782. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The oil mainly contained β-citronellol, 1,8-cineole, camphor, linalool, α-pinene, β-pinene, thymol and myrcene.
Qinghan Gao, Xin Zhao, Lei Yin, Yuanbin Zhang, Bing Wang, Xiuli Wu, Xinhui Zhang,Xueyan Fu, Weihong Sun 2016, 'The essential oil of Artemisia capillaris protects against CCl4-induced liver injuryin vivo', Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X16000065. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Citronella 1% had the highest diversity and species richness and citronellol 0.5% the lowest.
Bruno Begha, Carlos Antunes, Julianne Milléo 2018, 'Coleopterofauna (Insecta: Coleoptera) coletada em armadilhas com óleo essencial decitronela ou seus componentes no município de Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil', EntomoBrasilishttp://www.periodico.ebras.bio.br/ojs/index.php/ebras/article/view/ebrasilis.v11i2.734. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Citronellal 1% and citronellol 1% showed greater similarity between the species captured in these two traps.
Bruno Begha, Carlos Antunes, Julianne Milléo 2018, 'Coleopterofauna (Insecta: Coleoptera) coletada em armadilhas com óleo essencial decitronela ou seus componentes no município de Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil', EntomoBrasilishttp://www.periodico.ebras.bio.br/ojs/index.php/ebras/article/view/ebrasilis.v11i2.734. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)