Definitions for cumarins

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cumarins cu·ma·rin

Spelling: [koo-muh-rin]

IPA: /ˈku mə rɪn/

Cumarins is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 402 anagrams from letters in cumarins (acimnrsu).

Definitions for cumarins

noun

1. coumarin.
2. a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.

Origin of cumarins

1820-30; French coumarine, equivalent to coumar(ou) tonka-bean tree (Spanish cumarú Portuguese Tupi cumaru) + -ine -in²

Examples for cumarins

One ounce of cumarin is equal to four pounds of tonka beans.