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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eu•ge•nol (yo̅o̅′jə nôl′, -nōl′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem., Pharm.]- Chemistry, Drugsa colorless, oily, spicy, aromatic, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C10H12O2, extracted from certain essential oils, as oil of cloves: used chiefly in perfumery and in dentistry as an antiseptic. Also called eugen′ic ac′id.
- Neo-Latin Eugen(ia) name of genus of trees (after Prince Eugène of Savoy; see -ia) + -ol2
- 1885–90
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