coniferin

 [koh-nif-er-in, kuh-]  

co·nif·er·in

   [koh-nif-er-in, kuh-]
noun Chemistry.
a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C16H22O8⋅2H2O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
Origin:
1865–70; conifer + -in2
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Coniferin is always a great word to know.
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a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule
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