perillaldehyde

noun

per·​ill·​aldehyde

¦perə̇l+

: a liquid compound C₃H₅C₆H₈CHO found especially in the essential oil of an Asiatic mint (Perilla frutescens variant nankinensis) and yielding an anti-oxime that is about 2000 times sweeter than sucrose; 4-isopropenyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-benzaldehyde

Word History

Etymology

perilla (oil) + aldehyde

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