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CURCUMINS
Noun
curcumins
plural of curcumin
Source: Wiktionary
CURCUMIN
Cur"cu*min (-mn), n. (Chem.)
Definition: The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root, extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance, C14H14O4, with a green fluorescence.
Note: It possesses acid properties and with alkalies forms brownish salts. This change in color from yellow to brown is the characteristic reaction of tumeric paper. See Turmeric paper, under Turmeric.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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