| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at iso- + noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is- + eugenol, probably originally formed in German
: an aromatic liquid phenol CH 3 CH . CHC 6 H 3 (OCH 3 )OH found especially in ilang-ilang oil and nutmeg oil, obtained also from eugenol by isomerization with alkali, and used chiefly in perfumes and in the synthesis of vanillin; 4-propenyl-guaiacol