COUMARONE


Meaning of COUMARONE in English

/kooh"meuh rohn'/ , n. Chem.

a colorless liquid, C 8 H 6 O 7 , derived from a naphtha distilled from coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of coumarone resins.

Also, cumarone . Also called benzofuran .

[ 1880-85; Cumaron; see COUMARIN, -ONE ]

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