The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ESTER which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2012.
Perfumery ingredient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ESTER | 40 % | 5 |
| NEROL | 40 % | 5 |
| ORRISROOT | 20 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Perfumery ingredient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ester
- orrisroot
- nerol
- musk
- acetal
- attar
- essence
- fixative
- aspic
- elemi
- petal
- orris
Crossword Answer definitions
ESTER noun- A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ESTER
- Acid + alcohol
- Organic compound
- Poly finish
- Vinegar, for one
- Inorganic salt
- Organic salt
- Poly ender
- Vegetable oil, e.g.
- Banana oil, for one
- Glyceride, e.g.
More clues leading to the result NEROL
- Rosy ingredient in perfume
- Perfume oil
- Alcohol in orange blossoms.
- A colorless alcohol.
- Rose oil alcohol
- Perfume ingredient.
- Perfume alcohol
- Perfume ingredient
- Perfume base
- Alcohol used in perfumery