The colourless liquid is monohydric alcohol from the group of terpenes (monoterpenes). In the form of ester it is called linalyl acetate. The substance is a component of many essential oils and is found, for example, in hops, ginger, coriander, marjoram, nutmeg, lavender, pepper, saffron and thyme and other spice plants. Linalool is also one of the many aromatic substances in wine. There it is a component of muscatel.
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