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eugenol

eugenol noun: 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.

Noun

eugenol (countable and uncountable, plural eugenols)

  1. 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.

Forms of eugenol

pluraleugenols

Origin of eugenol

Eugenia + -ol

Words formed from eugenol

Questions about eugenol

What does eugenol mean?
Eugenol means 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.
What part of speech is eugenol?
Eugenol is a noun.
What is the plural of eugenol?
The plural of eugenol is eugenols.

Words near eugenol in the dictionary

  1. eugenists
  2. eugenite
  3. eugenitin
  4. Eugenius
  5. eugenocide
  6. eugenol
  7. eugenol acetate
  8. eugenols
  9. eugenyl
  10. eugenyl acetate
  11. eugeoclinal

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