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safrole
saf·role S0018100 (săf′rōl′)n. A colorless or pale yellow oily liquid, C10H10O2, derived from oil of sassafras and other essential oils and used in making perfume and soap. Safrole was banned as a food additive in the United States because it is a suspected carcinogen. [French safran, saffron; see saffron + -ole.]safrole (ˈsæfrəʊl) n (Elements & Compounds) a colourless or yellowish oily water-insoluble liquid present in sassafras and camphor oils and used in soaps and perfumes. Formula: C10H10O2[C19: from (sas)safr(as) + -ole1]safrole
safrole[′sa‚frōl] (organic chemistry) C3H5C6H3O2CH2 A toxic, water-insoluble, colorless oil that boils at 233°C; found in sassafras and camphorwood oils; used in medicine, perfumes, insecticides, and soaps, and as a chemical intermediate. safrole
saf·role (saf'rōl), The methylene ether of allyl pyrocatechol; contained in oil of sassafras, oil of camphor, and various other volatile oils; it is obtained chiefly from oil of camphor by fractional distillation; formerly used as a tonic and carminative; prolonged administration causes fatty degeneration.safrole Toxicology An oily phenylpropene extracted from the root-bark or the fruit of sassafras (Sassafras albidum), as well as camphor and other volatile oils. Once used as a carminative, intestinal tonic, topical antiseptic and pediculoside, it is hepatotoxic, causing fatty degeneration, and is carcinogenic; it is listed by the FDA as unsafe. |