ner·o·li oil (n r  -l )n. An essential oil distilled from orange flowers and used in perfumery. [French néroli, from Italian neroli, after Anna Maria de la Trémoille, 17th-century princess of Nerola.] |
neroli oil, neroli [ˈnɪərəlɪ]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a brown oil distilled from the flowers of various orange trees, esp the Seville orange: used in perfumery
[named after Anne Marie de la Tremoïlle of Neroli, French-born Italian princess believed to have discovered it]
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| Noun | 1. | neroli oil - an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water |
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