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cu⋅ma⋅rin

[koo-muh-rin]

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cou⋅ma⋅rin

[koo-muh-rin]

–noun

a fragrant crystalline substance, C₉H₆O₂, obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.

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Origin:
1820–30; < F coumarine, equiv. to coumar(ou) tonka-bean tree (< Sp cumarú < Pg < Tupi cumaru) + -ine -in ²

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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

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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.

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