coniferin
/koh-nif-er-in, kuh-/US // koʊˈnɪf ər ɪn, kə- //
针叶树苷,针叶树素,针叶草苷,针叶草素
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
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.
Examples
Coniferin, C16H22O8, occurs in the cambium of coniferous woods.
Coniferin, C16H22O8 (glucose and coniferyl alcohol), is found in the bark of fir trees.
It has been artificially prepared from coniferin, a substance found in the sap-wood of fir-trees, and from asafoetida.
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