Definitions

1. noun

A toxic and psychoactive compound found in the essential oil of artemisia plants, particularly wormwood, with potential neurotoxic and hallucinogenic effects.

“The historian suspected that the medieval inquisitors may have used thujone to induce confessions from their victims.”

2. chemistry

A ketone derived from thujol, the principal component of the essential oil of artemisia, often used as a solvent in organic synthesis.

“The chemist mixed thujone with other compounds to create a new solvent for laboratory experiments.”