coumarin

cou·ma·rin   (kōō'mər-ĭn)    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.] cou'ma·ric (-mər-ĭk) adj.

Main Entry: cou·ma·rin
Pronunciation: 'kü-m&-r&n
Function: noun
: a toxic white crystalline lactoneC₉H₆O₂ with an odor of new-mown hay found in plants or made synthetically and used especially in perfumery and as the parent compound in various anticoagulant agents(as warfarin); also : a derivative of this compound

coumarin   (k'mər-ĭn)  Pronunciation Key  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.

coumarin

an organic compound having the characteristic odour of new-mown hay, obtainable from the tonka tree (native to Guyana) or by chemical synthesis. It is used in perfumes and flavourings and for the preparation of other chemicals

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