Definitions for citrals

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citrals cit·ral

Spelling: [si-truh l]

IPA: /ˈsɪ trəl/

Citrals is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 275 anagrams from letters in citrals (acilrst).

Definitions for citrals

noun

1. 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.

Origin of citrals

First recorded in 1890-95; citr(us) + -al¹

Examples for citrals

It is asserted that the mules of serins, citral finches, and goldfinches, are fruitful.

It may be detected by the same test which was used for citral.

The important ingredients of lemon extract are lemon oil and citral, its aromatic constituent.

Geraniol by oxidation goes into the aldehyde, citral, which occurs in lemons, oranges and verbena flowers.

It is prepared by treating a mixture of citral and acetone with barium hydrate, and distilling in vacuo.