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safrolenoun
A colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown camphor oil, with pesticidal properties.
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Safrole
Safrole, also known as shikimol, is a phenylpropene. It is a colorless or slightly yellow oily liquid typically extracted from the root-bark or the fruit of sassafras plants in the form of sassafras oil, or synthesized from other related methylenedioxy compounds. It is the principal component of brown camphor oil, and is found in small amounts in a wide variety of plants, where it functions as a natural pesticide. Ocotea cymbarum oil made from Ocotea pretiosa, a plant growing in Brazil, and sassafras oil made from Sassafras albidum, a tree growing in eastern North America, are the main natural sources for safrole. It has a characteristic "sweet-shop" aroma. It is a precursor in the synthesis of the insecticide synergist piperonyl butoxide and the empathogenic/entactogenic drug MDMA.
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Safrole
Constituent of several essential oils, notably sassafras. It has been used as a topical antiseptic and it is carcinogenic to the liver so it is no longer used as a flavoring agent in foods.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of safrole in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of safrole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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