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eugenol
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eu·ge·nol  (yj-nôl, -nl, -nl)
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).]

eugenol [ˈjuːdʒɪˌnɒl]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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: C10H12O2
[eugen-, from Eugenia caryophyllata kind of clove from which oil may be obtained + -ol1]


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For example, such antimicrobial agents as methyleugenol and aristolochic acids have been isolated from Asarum root or rhizome tissues (Motto & Secord 1985; Shaneberg et al.
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