coumarin

Definitions


[ˈkuːm(ə)rɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a vanilla-scented compound found in many plants, formerly used for flavouring food


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from French coumarine, from coumarou, via Portuguese and Spanish from Tupi cumarú ‘tonka bean’




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