EUGENIC
Eu*gen"ic, a. Etym: [See Eugenia.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.
EUGENIC
Eu*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Well-born; of high birth. Atlantic Monthly.
EUGENICS
Eu*gen"ics, n.
Defn: The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. F.
Galton.
EUGENIN
Eu"ge*nin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of cloves; — called also clove camphor.
EUGENOL
Eu"ge*nol, n. Etym: [Eugenia + -ol.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.