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hyacinthin

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hy⋅a⋅cin⋅thin

[hahy-uh-sin-thin]
–noun Chemistry.
phenylacetaldehyde.

Origin:
hyacinth + -in 2

phen⋅yl⋅ac⋅et⋅al⋅de⋅hyde

[fen-l-as-i-tal-duh-hahyd, feen-]
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C3H1 4O, having a hyacinthlike odor: used chiefly in perfumery.
Also, phen⋅yl⋅a⋅ce⋅tic⋅al⋅dehyde [fen-l-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, feen-, fen-, feen-] .
Also called hyacinthin.


Origin:
phenyl + acet- + aldehyde
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