coniferin
[ koh-nif-er-in, kuh- ]
/ koʊˈnɪf ər ɪn, kə- /
noun Chemistry.
a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C16H22O8⋅2H2O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
Words nearby coniferin
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coniophage
Example sentences from the Web for coniferin
Coniferin, C16H22O8 (glucose and coniferyl alcohol), is found in the bark of fir trees.
The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherConiferin, 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.