Definitions for geranial

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geranial ge·ra·ni·al

Spelling: [ji-rey-nee-uh l]

IPA: /dʒɪˈreɪ ni əl/

Geranial is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 355 anagrams from letters in geranial (aaegilnr).

Definitions for geranial

noun

1. See under citral.
2. 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 geranial

First recorded in 1895-1900; gerani(um) + -al³