coumarone

[ koo-muh-rohn ]
/ ˈku məˌroʊn /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless liquid, C8H6O7, derived from a naphtha distilled from coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of coumarone resins.
Also cumarone.
Also called benzofuran.

Origin of coumarone

1880–85; < German Cumaron; see coumarin, -one

British Dictionary definitions for coumarone

coumarone
/ (ˈkuːməˌrəʊn) /

noun

another name for benzofuran

Word Origin for coumarone

C19: from coumar ( in) + -one