Geraniol

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  geraniol \ge*ra"ni*ol\, n. [See {Geranium}.] (Chem.)
     A terpene alcohol ({C10H18O}) which constitutes the principal
     part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically
     it is 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose
     odor. --MI11
     [PJC]