clove oil

clove oil
SYN: oil of clove.

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clove oil n a colorless to pale yellow essential oil that is obtained from cloves, is a source of eugenol, has a powerful germicidal action, and is used topically to relieve toothache

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[NF] a volatile oil, consisting chiefly of eugenol, distilled from the dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum (clove); used as a flavor in pharmaceutical preparations, and used externally in the treatment of colds and headache and as a dental antiseptic and analgesic. It also has a variety of uses in Indian medicine.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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