coumarin
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noun \ˈkü-mə-rən\Definition of COUMARIN
: a toxic white crystalline lactone C9H6O2 with an odor of new-mown hay found in plants or made synthetically and used especially in perfumery and as a parent compound in anticoagulant agents; also : a derivative of this compound
Origin of COUMARIN
French coumarine, from coumarou tonka bean tree, from Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish cumarú, from Portuguese, from Tupi *kumarú, *kumbarú
First Known Use: 1830
cou·ma·rin
noun \ˈkü-mə-rən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of COUMARIN
: a toxic white crystalline lactone C9H6O2 with an odor of new-mown hay found in plants or made synthetically and used especially in perfumery and as the parent compound in various anticoagulant agents (as warfarin); also : a derivative of this compound
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