CONIFERIN


Meaning of CONIFERIN in English

/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 ]

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