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coumarin
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cou·ma·rin  (kmr-n)
n.
A fragrant crystalline compound, C9H6O2, extracted from several plants, such as tonka beans and sweet clover, or produced synthetically and widely used in perfumes.

[French coumarine, from coumarou, tonka bean tree, from Spanish coumarú, from Portuguese cumaru, from Tupi cumarú, commaru.]

couma·ric (-mr-k) adj.

coumarin, cumarin [ˈkuːmərɪn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
[from French coumarine, from coumarou tonka-bean tree, from Spanish cumarú, from Tupi]
coumaric , cumaric adj

coumarin  (kmr-n)
A fragrant crystalline compound extracted from several plants, such as tonka beans and sweet clover, or produced synthetically. Coumarin and its derivatives are widely used in perfumes, as anticoagulants, and as rodenticides. Chemical formula: C9H6O2.


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The authors say: "Overall, the present study has determined that sesquiterpene coumarins from F.
Cnidium seeds contain several vital compounds including coumarins, osthol, imperatorin, glucides and hepatoprotective sesquiterpenes.
Results Chemical characterization of aqueous plant extract by HPLC and MS analyses Three different compound classes in Pelargonium are known, Besides coumarins such as umckalin, scopoletin of fraxetin-derivatives, simple phenolic structures such as gallic acid and protocatechuic acids as well as flavonoid and catechin derivatives have been previously identified.
 
 
 
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