eugenol

[ yoo-juh-nawl, -nohl ]

nounChemistry, Pharmacology.
  1. 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.

Origin of eugenol

1
1885–90; <New Latin Eugen(ia) name of genus of trees (after Prince Eugène of Savoy; see -ia) + -ol2
  • Also called eugenic acid.

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eugenol

/ (ˈjuːdʒɪˌnɒl) /


noun
  1. a colourless or pale yellow oily liquid substance with a spicy taste and an odour of cloves, used in perfumery; 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol. Formula: C 10 H 12 O 2

Origin of eugenol

1
C19: eugen-, from Eugenia caryophyllata kind of clove from which oil may be obtained + -ol 1

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