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EUGENOL

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eu⋅ge⋅nol

  [yoo-juh-nawl, -nohl]
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–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a colorless, oily, spicy, aromatic, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C10H12O2, extracted from certain essential oils, as oil of cloves: used chiefly in perfumery and in dentistry as an antiseptic.
Also called eugenic acid.

Origin:
1885–90; < NL Eugen(ia) name of genus of trees (after Prince Eugène of Savoy; see -ia ) + -ol 2
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eu·ge·nol   (yōō'jə-nôl', -nōl', -nŏl')   
n.  A colorless aromatic liquid, C10H12O2, made from clove oil and used as a dental analgesic and in perfumery.

[New Latin Eugenia, genus of the clove plant (after Eugene, Prince of Savoy (1663-1736), Austrian general) + -ol(e).]
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Main Entry: eu·ge·nol
Pronunciation: 'yü-j&-"nol, -"nOl
Function: noun
: a colorless aromatic liquid phenolC10H12O2 found especially in clove oil and used in dentistry as an analgesic
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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eugenol eu·ge·nol (y&oomacr;'jə-nôl', -nōl')
n.
An aromatic liquid made from clove oil, used as a dental analgesic.

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