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umbelliferone |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Umbelliferone \Um`bel*lif"er*one\, n. (Chem.) A tasteless white crystalline substance, {C9H6O3}, found in the bark of a certain plant ({Daphne Mezereum}), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the {Umbellifer[ae]}, as galbanum, asafetida, etc It is analogous to coumarin. Called also {hydroxy-coumarin}.
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