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isosafrol

isosafrol is the alternative form of isosafrole.

Meaning of isosafrole

Noun

isosafrole (countable and uncountable, plural isosafroles)

  1. An aromatic compound, a precursor for MDP2P which is converted into the psychoactive drug MDMA or ecstasy, found in small amounts in essential oils but more commonly obtained by isomerizing safrole.

Forms of isosafrol

pluralisosafrols

Origin of isosafrol

From iso- + safrol.

Questions about isosafrol

What is isosafrol the alternative form of?
Isosafrol is the alternative form of isosafrole.

Words near isosafrol in the dictionary

  1. isorumelenic acid
  2. isos
  3. isosaccharinate
  4. isosaccharinates
  5. isosaccharinic acid
  6. isosafrol
  7. isosafrole
  8. isosafroles
  9. isosafrols
  10. isosakuranetin
  11. isosalient

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