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; see -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

Although eugenol has long been used by dentists to relieve pain, "no one knows what happens when it is burned," says Dr. Tee Guidotti, professor of occupational medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oeillet is a combination possessed of a sweet carnation-like odour and having as a basis, eugenol or isoeugenol.

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