First Known Use: 1869
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safrole
noun saf·role \ˈsaf-ˌrōl\
Definition of SAFROLE
: a poisonous oily cyclic ether C10H10O2 that is the principal component of sassafras oil and is used chiefly in perfumery
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Origin of SAFROLE
International Scientific Vocabulary, from sassafras + -ole
Medical Dictionary
safrole
noun saf·role \ˈsaf-ˌrōl\
Medical Definition of SAFROLE
: a poisonous oily cyclic carcinogenic ether C10H10O2 that is the principal component of sassafras oil and occurs also in other essential oils (as camphor oil) and that is used chiefly in perfumery
Variants of SAFROLE
saf·role also saf·rol \-ˌrōl, -ˌrȯl\
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