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Citral vs Citronellal - What's the difference?

citral | citronellal |

As nouns the difference between citral and citronellal

is that citral is either of a pair of terpenoids, geranial and neral, that have the molecular formula c10h16o and are used in perfumery and flavourings while citronellal is (organic compound) the monoterpenoid aldehyde 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al responsible for the aroma of citronella oil.

citral

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia citral)
  • Either of a pair of terpenoids, geranial and neral, that have the molecular formula C10H16O and are used in perfumery and flavourings.

    • Synonyms

    * lemonal

    Anagrams

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    citronellal

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia citronellal) (-)
  • (organic compound) The monoterpenoid aldehyde 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-al responsible for the aroma of citronella oil