cyclamen aldehyde

noun

: a colorless liquid aldehyde C₃H₇C₆H₄CH₂CH(CH₃)CHO having a lily-of-the-valley odor, made synthetically, and used in perfumes especially for soap; p-isopropyl-α-methyl-hydrocinnamaldehyde

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