eugenol

American  

[yoo-juh-nawl, -nohl] / ˈyu dʒəˌnɔl, -ˌnoʊl /

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a colorless, oily, spicy, aromatic, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 10 H 12 O 2 , extracted from certain essential oils, as oil of cloves: used chiefly in perfumery and in dentistry as an antiseptic.

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eugenol British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of eugenol

1885–90; < New Latin Eugen ( ia ) name of genus of trees (after Prince Eugène of Savoy; -ia ) + -ol ²

Example Sentences

For basil, those oils are called eugenol and linalool; oregano gets its flavors from carvacrol and thymol.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2023

The trade group used this argument to support its conclusion that methyl eugenol is safe, despite studies finding that it causes cancer in animals.

From Time • Jun. 9, 2015

After the trade group reconfirmed that it was safe, the International Agency for Research on Cancer found that methyl eugenol is “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

From Time • Jun. 9, 2015

Scientists led by Dr. Walter Carter of the Pineapple Research Bureau have discovered that a chemical, methyl eugenol, has a fatal attraction for male flies.

From Time Magazine Archive

The principal constituent of the oil is eugenol, together with caryophyllene and acet-eugenol.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.