clove

Example Sentences

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The eels are sedated using clove oil so that Dr Evans and his PhD student group can easily measure them.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Adding cinnamon, clove, cardamom, nutmeg and other warming spices gives the dish a depth of flavor.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

Using techniques such as gas chromatography-olfactometry and aroma extract dilution analysis, the team identified the odorant 5-vinylguaiacol as the source of the off-flavor in an orange juice with a pronounced clove odor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

Craig Nielsen, co-owner of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, based in Illinois, said that he sells Mexico’s vanilla to buyers who prefer its “spicy note,” which he compared to clove or nutmeg.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Anyone with access to a compass and a clove of garlic could perform their own test, which is why the unmaking of the old ‘fact’ was so important.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton