regex101: PCRE (Legacy) Match Workspace

Non-Capturing Group(?:\([^\w()]*\w[^()]*\)|\w+\.?)

1st Alternative\([^\w()]*\w[^()]*\)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^\w()]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

\wany word character

(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

\wany word character

Negated Character Class[^()]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

2nd Alternative\w+\.?

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

\.?optionally matches the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

\sany whitespace character

•the literal • (8226₁₀ / 20042₈ / 2022₁₆)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

Search reference

Regular Expression

(?:\([^\w()]*\w[^()]*\)|\w+\.?)\s•

New

ALCOHOL DENAT. • FRAGRANCE (PARFUM) • WATER\AQUA\EAU • HYDROXYCITRONELLAL • LIMONENE • BENZYL BENZOATE • CITRONELLOL • GERANIOL • COUMARIN • FARNESOL • CITRAL • BENZYL ALCOHOL • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL • LINALOOL • ALCOHOL • DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL • ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE • BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE • ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE • TRIS(TETRAMETHYLHYDROXYPIPERIDINOL) CITRATE • DILAURYL THIODIPROPIONATE • TOCOPHEROL • BHT • BENZOIC ACID • RED 4 (CI 14700) • EXT. VIOLET 2 (CI 60730) • YELLOW 6 (CI 15985) <ILN46472>


RED 4 () • EXT. VIOLET 2 (CI 60730) • YELLOW 6 (CI 15985) <ILN46472>
RED 4 (!#$%) • EXT. VIOLET 2 (CI 60730) • YELLOW 6 (CI 15985) <ILN46472>

Regular Expressions 101

Regular Expression

Substitution