Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A ketone, C10H16O, that is thought to be a neurotoxin and is found in certain plants such as the wormwood Artemisia absinthium, an ingredient in absinthe.
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- noun organic chemistry Either of two isomers of a
bicyclic monoterpenoid ketone found in severalaromatic plants
Etymologies
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Examples
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It has long been thought that the chemical compound thujone, which is found in wormwood, causes epileptic seizures and hallucinations.
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Wormwood contains a chemical called thujone, which has hallucinogenic properties.
unknown title 2009
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A chemical called thujone in wormwood oil has psychedelic qualities, so federal food regulators allow wormwood oil as a flavoring only if its thujone has been extracted.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Wormwood contains a chemical called thujone, which has hallucinogenic properties.
unknown title 2009
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But in reality it must contain less then 10ppm of thujone, which is basically the same as the original European recipes.
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Absinthe was completely banned in the United States of America in 1912 because it contains thujone, which is supposedly psychoactive.
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But in reality it must contain less then 10ppm of thujone, which is basically the same as the original European recipes.
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But in reality it must contain less then 10ppm of thujone, which is basically the same as the original European recipes.
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Absinthe was completely banned in the United States of America in 1912 because it contains thujone, which is supposedly psychoactive.
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But in reality it must contain less then 10ppm of thujone, which is basically the same as the original European recipes.
avivamagnolia commented on the word thujone
~chief constituent of cedar leaf oil; a stimulant similar to camphor
~ssynonym: absinthol, tanacetol, tanacetone, thujol, thuyol, thuyone
~C10H16O
January 18, 2009