Word of the Day:
coumarin
What It Means
The bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives.
Coumarin in Context
“Coumarin's spicy, balsamic, and sweet vanilla scent is valued by perfume and flavor industries, but it may also add a hint of tobacco to a perfume blend or enhance lavender in a scent.”
Did You Know?
From coumarou (“tonka bean, Dipteryx odorata (syn. Coumarouna odorata)”) + -in, or from French coumarine.
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