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UMBELLIFERONE
Um`bel*lif"er*one, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the Umbelliferæ, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy- coumarin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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