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Guaiacol vs Eugenol - What's the difference?

guaiacol | eugenol |

As nouns the difference between guaiacol and eugenol

is that guaiacol is (organic compound) a naturally occurring aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula c6h4(oh)(och3), having certain medicinal applications while eugenol is (chemistry) the aromatic compound with chemical formula c10h12o2, an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol of the phenylpropanoids, found in essential oils such as clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

guaiacol

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) A naturally occurring aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C6H4(OH)(OCH3), having certain medicinal applications.

    • eugenol

    English

    (wikipedia eugenol)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) The aromatic compound with chemical formula C10H12O2, an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol of the phenylpropanoids, found in essential oils such as clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

    • Derived terms

    * eugetic acid, eugetinic acid * isoeugenol * methyleugenol ----