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coniferyl alcohol

coniferyl alcohol noun: a monolignol, 4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenol, found in many plants.

Noun

coniferyl alcohol (uncountable)

  1. A monolignol, 4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenol, found in many plants.
    • Coniferin is converted into grape-sugar and coniferyl alcohol under the influence of emulsine.1875 December, The American Chemist, page 232
    • Higushi (54) reported on mushroom phenol oxidase prepared by the method of Freudenberg and its use for oxidation of coniferyl alcohol and related compounds and demonstrated that the enzyme product was a mixture of tyrosinase and laccase.1962, Forest Products Journal, volume 12, page 142

Questions about coniferyl alcohol

What does coniferyl alcohol mean?
Coniferyl alcohol means a monolignol, 4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenol, found in many plants.
What part of speech is coniferyl alcohol?
Coniferyl alcohol is a noun.

Words near coniferyl alcohol in the dictionary

  1. coniferophytes
  2. coniferous
  3. coniferously
  4. conifers
  5. coniferyl
  6. coniferyl alcohol
  7. coniferyl aldehyde
  8. coniferyls
  9. conifold
  10. conifolds
  11. coniform

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