A fragrant liquid occurring in citrus and lemongrass oils and used in flavourings and perfumes.
〔化〕柠檬醛
A terpene; chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₆O
Example sentencesExamples
An example of counteraction is mixing citral, a pale-yellow liquid used in the perfume and flavoring industries, to neutralize the amines emitted from decaying meat in the dumpster behind a restaurant.
Odors used included amyl acetate, which smells like bananas; phenyl ethyl alcohol, which smells like roses; propionic acid, which smells like vinegar; eugenol, which smells like cloves; and citral, which smells lemony.
Moreover, after citral was introduced, a strong buzzing was heard inside the colonies.
Products based on citral are used in animal and human nutrition and in the health and cosmetics sectors.
A tall, vigorous plant with light green leaves, small white flowers and an intense lemon aroma, it has been bred for greater genetic uniformity and higher content of the lemon-scented oil citral.
Definition of citral in US English:
citral
nounˈsitrəl
Chemistry
A fragrant liquid occurring in citrus and lemongrass oils and used in flavorings and perfumes.
〔化〕柠檬醛
A terpene; chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₆O
Example sentencesExamples
Odors used included amyl acetate, which smells like bananas; phenyl ethyl alcohol, which smells like roses; propionic acid, which smells like vinegar; eugenol, which smells like cloves; and citral, which smells lemony.
An example of counteraction is mixing citral, a pale-yellow liquid used in the perfume and flavoring industries, to neutralize the amines emitted from decaying meat in the dumpster behind a restaurant.
A tall, vigorous plant with light green leaves, small white flowers and an intense lemon aroma, it has been bred for greater genetic uniformity and higher content of the lemon-scented oil citral.
Products based on citral are used in animal and human nutrition and in the health and cosmetics sectors.
Moreover, after citral was introduced, a strong buzzing was heard inside the colonies.