Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

citral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: cit-ral
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of terpenoids, geranial and neral, that have the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₆O and are used in perfumery and flavourings.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

citrals (plural)

Derived Forms

isocitral

Synonyms

lemonal

Questions

What does citral mean?: Either of a pair of terpenoids, geranial and neral, that have the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₆O and are used in perfumery and flavourings.

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