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Definition of Eugenol

1. 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.

Definition of Eugenol

1. Noun. (chemistry) 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. ¹

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Definition of Eugenol

1. an aromatic liquid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Eugenol

1. A colourless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves. Origin: Eugenia + -ol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Eugenol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Methyl eugenol (allyl guaiacol) has been prepared synthetically by treating ... eugenol reddens litmus, smells strongly of cloves, and has a burning taste. ..."

2. American Druggist (1891)
"Thorns has succeeded in finding a new method which is very simple and easy, namely, by converting the eugenol directly into benzoyl- eugenol, ..."

3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Another method consists in .separating eugenol from oil of cloves by means of the ... Methyl eugenol (allyl guaiacol) has been prepared synthetically by ..."

4. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"On adding i drop of strong sulphuric acid to 10 of eugenol a blue ... Bromine vapour colours eugenol blue.3 An alcoholic solution of eugenol gives a blue ..."

5. Pharmaceutical and Food Analysis: A Manual of Standard Methods for the by Azor Thurston (1922)
"eugenol is prepared by shaking oil of cloves with an excess of 5 to 10 per cent, solution of sodium hydroxide, drawing off the resulting solution of ..."

6. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1892)
"To remove the sesqui-terpene, which may contaminate the benzoyl-eugenol, th'e crystals have to be washed with alcohol; this is effected by adding to the ..."

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