Definitions for eugenol

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eugenol eu·ge·nol

Spelling: [yoo-juh-nawl, -nohl]

IPA: /ˈyu dʒəˌnɔl, -ˌnoʊl/

Eugenol is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in eugenol (eeglnou).

Definitions for eugenol

noun

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.

Origin of eugenol

1885-90; New Latin Eugen(ia) name of genus of trees (after Prince Eugène of Savoy; see -ia) + -ol²

Examples for eugenol

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

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

Chavibetol, an isomer of eugenol, occurs in the ethereal oil obtained from Piper betle.

eugenol, or eugenic acid, C10H12O2, is the chief constituent.

In Germany commercial vanilla is now largely prepared from eugenol, a constituent of oil of cloves.

While within certain limits the value of this oil is determined by its eugenol content, oils containing more than 93 per cent.