heliotropin
[ hee-lee-uh-troh-pin, hee-lee-o-truh-pin ]
noun
Origin of heliotropin
1First recorded in 1880–85; heliotrope + -in2
Words Nearby heliotropin
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How to use heliotropin in a sentence
heliotropin, which possesses the characteristic odour of heliotrope, is prepared artificially from safrol.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture | W. H. SimmonsIt has a strong characteristic odour, and occurs, associated with traces of benzoic acid and heliotropin, in the vanilla bean.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture | W. H. Simmons
British Dictionary definitions for heliotropin
heliotropin
/ (ˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəpɪn) /
noun
another term for piperonal
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