Eugenol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A colorless aromatic liquid, C10H12O2, made from clove oil and used as a dental analgesic and in perfumery.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The aromatic compound with chemical formula C10H12O2, an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol of the phenylpropanoids, found in essential oils such as clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A colorless oily compound, contained in oil of cloves, oil of bay, oil of cinnamon-leaves, oil of allspice, oil of cassia, oil of pimento, and in certain other essential oils. It boils at 247.5° C. and has a spicy odor. Also called 1-propenylphendiol-3-methyl ether.
    • Word Usage
    "Their distinctiveness results from a high content of the phenolic compound called eugenol, which has a unique aroma that is both somewhat sweet and very penetrating."
    Variant
    eugenic acid   
    Form
    methyleugenol    isoeugenol   
    Same Context
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