Definition of Cumarin

1. coumarin [n -S] - See also: coumarin

Medical Definition of Cumarin

1. O hydroxycinnamic acid. Pleasant smelling compound found in many plants and released on wilting (probably a major component of the smell of fresh hay). Has anticoagulant activity by competing with Vitamin K. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cumarin

cum grano salis
cum gutters
cum guzzlers
cum hole
cum holes
cum laude
cum rag
cum rags
cum shot
cum slut
cum sluts
cumarin (current term)
cumarins
cumarone
cumball
cumball tree
cumball trees
cumbent
cumber
cumber-ground
cumber ground
cumberbund
cumberbunds
cumbered
cumberer

Literary usage of Cumarin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1859)
"cumarin is not altered by ammonia, either in solution or in the gaseous state. ... cumarin fused with hydrate of potash is converted into salicylate of ..."

2. American Druggist (1887)
"Vanillin è " cumarin Î " Alcohol ..2300 grains. Rub the ambergris and musk with a few drops of water before introducing them into the alcohol. ..."

3. Practical Test-book of Chemistry by John Dabney Palmer (1907)
"cumarin is in large, colorless crystals; has a strong, agreeable, ... cumarin is dissolved in 1 cc (16 minims) sulfuric acid (Reagent 21) and 0.010 gm. ..."

4. Reactions: A Selection of Organic Chemical Preparations Important to by Friedrich August Flückiger (1893)
"cumarin. Five (5) drops or more of caustic soda solution (Reagent 20) changes this ... cumarin and one (1) g. KOH turns yellow when warmed in a silver dish; ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1908)
"cumarin was selected as the substance to be tried because it had a nearly neutral reaction in aqueous solution. Four cultures of wheat plants were set up in ..."

6. Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry by Adolf Pinner (1882)
"It is obtained from cumarin (see later) and crystallizes in colorless needles fusing at 195°, and soluble in hot water. On fusion with potassium hydroxide, ..."

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