thujone

thujone
thujone hujone, n. An oil, C10H16O, the chief constituent of cedar leaf oil. A stimulant similar to camphor. Also called thujol, thuyol, absinthol, thuyone, tanacetol, tanacetone. [Stedman 25] [1913 Webster] Thule Thu"le, n. [L. Thule, Thyle, Gr. ?, ?.] The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

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  • thujone — noun Either of two isomers of a bicyclic monoterpenoid ketone found in several aromatic plants …   Wiktionary

  • thujone — C10H16O; the chief constituent of cedar leaf oil; a stimulant and convulsant similar to camphor. SYN: absinthol, tanacetol, tanacetone, thujol, thuyol, thuyone. * * * thu·jone thü .jōn n a fragrant oily ketone C10H16O occurring in various… …   Medical dictionary

  • thujone — thu·jone …   English syllables

  • thujone — ˌjōn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Thuj (from New Latin Thuja) + one : a fragrant oily ketone C10H16O derived from thujane, occurring in mixtures of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomeric forms in various… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thule — thujone hujone, n. An oil, C10H16O, the chief constituent of cedar leaf oil. A stimulant similar to camphor. Also called thujol, thuyol, absinthol, thuyone, tanacetol, tanacetone. [Stedman 25] [1913 Webster] Thule Thu le, n. [L. Thule, Thyle, Gr …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Absinthe — is traditionally a distilled, highly alcoholic (45% 75% ABV) beverage. It is an anise flavored spirit derived from herbs, including the flowers and leaves of the herb Artemisia absinthium , also called wormwood. Absinthe has a characteristic… …   Wikipedia

  • Thujon — Strukturformel Struktur ohne Stereochemie Allgemeines Name …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Туйон — или монотерпин (название по номенклатуре ИЮПАК 1 изопропил 4 метилбицикло[3.1.0]гексан 3 он)  бесцветное вещество, с характерным запахом, напоминающим ментол. Химическая формула: C10H16O Является токсичным для человека.[1] …   Википедия

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