Asarone, which includes alpha (trans) and beta (cis) types, is an ether found in certain plants such as acorus and asarum. As a volatile fragrance oil, it is used in killing plant fungal pests and bacteria. The toxicity and carcinogenicity of asarone means that it may be difficult to develop practical anthelmintics and insecticides based on it. ==...
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• (n.) A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europaeum; -- called also camphor of asarum.
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As'a·rone noun [ Latin
asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard, Greek
'a`saron ]
(Chemistry) A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the
Asarum Europæum ; -- called also
camphor of asarum .
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