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  2. Eugenol - Wikipedia

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    Eugenol / ˈ j uː dʒ ɪ n ɒ l / is an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol, a member of the allylbenzene class of chemical compounds. [2] It is a colorless to pale yellow, aromatic oily liquid extracted from certain essential oils especially from clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, basil and bay leaf.

  3. Aloe vera - Wikipedia

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    Aloe vera gel is used commercially as an ingredient in yogurts, beverages, and some desserts, [54] but at high or prolonged doses, ingesting aloe latex or whole leaf extract can be toxic. [5] [9] [11] [15] Use of topical aloe vera in small amounts is likely to be safe. [9] [39]

  4. International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients - Wikipedia

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    Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract: Yucca herbal extract: Yucca schidigera Stem Extract: Aloe vera leaf gel: Aloe barbadensis Leaf Juice: Tea tree oil: Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil: Peppermint leaf oil: Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Oil: Spearmint leaf oil: Mentha viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil: Wintergreen leaf oil: Gaultheria ...

  5. Egg oil - Wikipedia

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    Extracted egg oil. In alchemy, the oil was traditionally extracted from the yolk by a fairly simple process, [3] [failed verification] by which fifty eggs yielded approximately five ounces of oil. [4] Modern methods of production include liquid–liquid extraction [5] using common solvents such as hexane, [6] petroleum ether, chloroform, and ...

  6. Oil of clove - Wikipedia

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    Oil of clove, also known as clove oil or eugenol, is an essential oil extracted from the clove plant, Syzygium aromaticum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Clove oil is commonly used in aromatherapy and for flavoring food, tea, and toothpaste .

  7. cis-3-Hexen-1-ol - Wikipedia

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    cis-3-Hexen-1-ol, also known as (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol and leaf alcohol, is a colorless oily liquid with an intense grassy-green odor of freshly cut green grass and leaves. It is produced in small amounts by most plants and it acts as an attractant to many predatory insects .

  8. Photosynthetic efficiency - Wikipedia

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    The following is a breakdown of the energetics of the photosynthesis process from Photosynthesis by Hall and Rao: [6]. Starting with the solar spectrum falling on a leaf, 47% lost due to photons outside the 400–700 nm active range (chlorophyll uses photons between 400 and 700 nm, extracting the energy of one 700 nm photon from each one)

  9. Methyl salicylate - Wikipedia

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    Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic compound with the formula C 8 H 8 O 3.It is the methyl ester of salicylic acid.It is a colorless, viscous liquid with a sweet, fruity odor reminiscent of root beer (in which it is used as a flavoring), [4] but often associatively called "minty", as it is an ingredient in mint candies. [5]