isosafrole

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noun

An aromatic compound, a precursor for MDP2P which is converted into the psychoactive drug MDMA or ecstasy, found in small amounts in essential oils but more commonly obtained by isomerizing safrole.

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Meanings

nounisosafrole (countable and uncountable, plural isosafroles)

plural isosafroles

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn aromatic compound, a precursor for MDP2P which is converted into the psychoactive drug MDMA or ecstasy, found in small amounts in essential oils but more commonly obtained by isomerizing safrole.

Origin

From iso- + safrole.

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APA

isosafrole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isosafrole

MLA

“isosafrole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isosafrole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isosafrole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isosafrole.

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