CONIFERYL ALCOHOL


Meaning of CONIFERYL ALCOHOL in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷fərə̇l- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary coniferyl (from coniferin + -yl ) + alcohol

: a white crystalline alcohol C 10 H 12 O 3 obtained by hydrolysis of coniferin with emulsin or found as an ester in benzoin and held to be involved in the formation of lignin; 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamyl alcohol

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