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NEROLI
Etymology
Noun
neroli (countable and uncountable, plural nerolis)
More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.
Anagrams
• Elinor, Lenoir, Loiner, lienor
Source: Wiktionary
Ner"o*li, n. Etym: [F. néroli, said to be from the name of an Italian princess.] (Chem.)
Definition: An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc. Neroli camphor (Chem.), a white crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from beroli oil; -- called also auradin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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