/koh nif"euhr in, keuh-/ , n. Chem.
a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C 16 H 22 O 8 ·2H 2 O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
[ 1865-70; CONIFER + -IN 2 ]
/koh nif"euhr in, keuh-/ , n. Chem.
a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C 16 H 22 O 8 ·2H 2 O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
[ 1865-70; CONIFER + -IN 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012