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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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The plant has a strong, spicy, sweet fragrance, reminiscent of clove--a fragrance attributed to its high eugenol content.
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9 5160-02-1 dsa Daminozide 1596-84-5 edd p,p'-Ethyl-DDD 72-56-0 egl Eugenol 97-53-0 ela Ethyl acrylate 140-88-5 end Endrin 72-20-8 eod Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 eta Ethionamide 536-33-4 ete Ethyl tellurac 20941-65-5 eth Ethylene thiourea 96-45-7 ffl Furfural 98-01-1 fl2 Trichlorofluoromethane 75-69-4 fsz 5-Nitro-2-furaldehyde semicarbazone 59-87-0 fy6 FD & C Yellow No.
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The stations consist of methyl eugenol, which attracts the male fruit fly and Naled, an insecticide.
BRIEFLY : ORIENTAL FRUIT FLIES MARKED FOR WIPEOUT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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