ツーヨン

English translation: thujone

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Japanese term or phrase:ツーヨン
English translation:thujone

08:24 Feb 15, 2013
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Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Food
Japanese term or phrase: ツーヨン
ツーヨン This is some kind of component like Thymol, Carvacrol, Sabinene, or Eugenol.
Any idea as to what this might be? Thanks!
mentos1
United States
Local time: 08:31
thujone
Explanation:
Seems like this is the same thing as ツジョン.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ツジョン

「ニガヨモギの精油「ツーヨン(thujone)」が神経系に作用し精神障害を起こすためである。」
(tyubee.h.fc2.com/di3595.html)

「天然のツーヨンのほとんどはα-thujoneとして存在し」
(tyubee.h.fc2.com/di3594.html)
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Nathan Takase
Local time: 22:31
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thujone


Explanation:
Seems like this is the same thing as ツジョン.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thujone
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ツジョン

「ニガヨモギの精油「ツーヨン(thujone)」が神経系に作用し精神障害を起こすためである。」
(tyubee.h.fc2.com/di3595.html)

「天然のツーヨンのほとんどはα-thujoneとして存在し」
(tyubee.h.fc2.com/di3594.html)

Nathan Takase
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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