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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The chief constituent of oil of sassafras (C10H10O2).

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  • The removal of safrol, either intentionally or by accident, owing to cooling of the oil and consequent deposition of the safrol, is readily detected by the reduction of the specific gravity below 1.06.

    The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton

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