Eugenol

The Student's Medical Dictionary · 1896 · p. 267

(u’-jen-ol) [See Eugenia\ C10- H]202. Eugenic Acid; a phenol-like compound that occurs in clove-oil and in allspice, and is convertible into vanillin. It is used as an antiseptic, and as a local anesthetic in dentistry. Dose gr. xv (1.0) well diluted. Unof. 267