eugenol

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von eugenol im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves

A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid

{i} (Chemistry) compound derived from the oil of cloves and other oils (used in perfumes and dentistry)

Silbentrennung

eu·ge·nol

Etymologie

[ 'yü-j&-"nol, -"nOl ] (noun.) 1886. Eugenia, the clove genus, and -ol.