Definitions for coniferin

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coniferin co·nif·er·in

Spelling: [koh-nif-er-in, kuh-]

IPA: /koʊˈnɪf ər ɪn, kə-/

Coniferin is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 221 anagrams from letters in coniferin (cefiinnor).

Definitions for coniferin

noun

1. 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.

Origin of coniferin

First recorded in 1865-70; conifer + -in²

Examples for coniferin

coniferin, C16H22O8 (glucose and coniferyl alcohol), is found in the bark of fir trees.

coniferin, C16H22O8, occurs in the cambium of coniferous woods.

It has been artificially prepared from coniferin, a substance found in the sap-wood of fir-trees, and from asafoetida.