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eugenol
eu·ge·nol [ yjə nàwl ]


noun 
Definition:
 
oily liquid from cloves: a colorless oily liquid. Source: cloves. Use: in dentistry to reduce pain, in perfumes. C10H12O2
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Eugenia, former taxonomic name of the clove tree, after Prince Eugène of Savoy (1663-1736), Austrian general]
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