eugenol
noun
eu·ge·nol
ˈyü-jə-ˌnȯl 
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless aromatic liquid phenol C10H12O2 found especially in clove oil and used commercially in flavors and perfumes and in dentistry as an analgesic
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Cloves Research shows that cloves are one of the best sources of eugenol, an antioxidant with potential anticancer properties.37
Eugenol can help fight inflammation caused by free radicals in the body.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
This oil, with the active ingredient eugenol, can protect from mosquito bites for over 90 minutes at a 10% concentration in lotion.
—Hailey A. Luker, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
Spanish oak, according to master distiller Harlen Wheatley, has less vanilla and caramel flavors than American oak and more eugenol, a chemical compound that results in drier, spicier notes.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 June 2023
The salmon were immobilized by adding an anaesthetic (eugenol) and a muscle relaxant (gallamine) to their tank of water.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2011
For instance, eugenol, one of the significantly abundant aromatic compounds found in bananas, smells spicy, like cinnamon [2,3].
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2014
To replace a natural ingredient that traditionally has contained methyl eugenol, makers like Mane have to return to the raw materials, trying to find a new means of extraction whose result complies with the rules.
—Genevieve Fullan, Longreads, 12 Apr. 2022
Lather up with this bar of soap made with soy and canola oils and infused with the essential oils of cedar, eugenol, lemongrass, geranium, clove, mint, rosemary, and thyme.
—Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2021
Widening the pocket, for instance, increased its affinity for DEET, a larger molecule, while decreasing its affinity for eugenol, which may not have been able to fit as snugly due to its smaller size.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Wired, 27 June 2021
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
This oil, with the active ingredient eugenol, can protect from mosquito bites for over 90 minutes at a 10% concentration in lotion.
—Hailey A. Luker, The Conversation, 10 July 2023
Spanish oak, according to master distiller Harlen Wheatley, has less vanilla and caramel flavors than American oak and more eugenol, a chemical compound that results in drier, spicier notes.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 June 2023
The salmon were immobilized by adding an anaesthetic (eugenol) and a muscle relaxant (gallamine) to their tank of water.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2011
For instance, eugenol, one of the significantly abundant aromatic compounds found in bananas, smells spicy, like cinnamon [2,3].
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2014
To replace a natural ingredient that traditionally has contained methyl eugenol, makers like Mane have to return to the raw materials, trying to find a new means of extraction whose result complies with the rules.
—Genevieve Fullan, Longreads, 12 Apr. 2022
Lather up with this bar of soap made with soy and canola oils and infused with the essential oils of cedar, eugenol, lemongrass, geranium, clove, mint, rosemary, and thyme.
—Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2021
Widening the pocket, for instance, increased its affinity for DEET, a larger molecule, while decreasing its affinity for eugenol, which may not have been able to fit as snugly due to its smaller size.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Wired, 27 June 2021
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eugenol
noun
eu·ge·nol
ˈyü-jə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
-ˌnōl
: a colorless aromatic liquid phenol C10H12O2 found especially in clove oil and used in dentistry as an analgesic
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