a colourless or pale yellow oily liquid substance with a spicy taste and an odour of cloves, used in perfumery; 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol. Formula: C10H12O2
Word origin
C19: eugen-, from Eugenia caryophyllata kind of clove from which oil may be obtained + -ol1
eugenol in American English
(ˈjudʒəˌnɔl; ˈjudʒəˌnoʊl)
noun
a colorless, aromatic liquid phenol, C10H12O2, found in oil of cloves and used in perfumes, as an antiseptic in dentistry, etc.