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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