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Word: Coumarin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French coumarine, from coumarou, via Portuguese and Spanish from Tupi cumarú ‘tonka bean’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkuːmərɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a vanilla-scented compound found in many plants, formerly used for flavouring food.
Short Definition:vanilla-scented compound found in many plants
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