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cinnamic aldehyde

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noun

Chemistry.
  1. a yellowish oil, C 9 H 8 O, having a cinnamonlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfumes.


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Besides cinnamic aldehyde the oil contains eugenol and phellandrene.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

The value of the oil depends upon its aldehyde content, the chief constituent being cinnamic aldehyde.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

It consists essentially of cinnamic aldehyde, and by the absorption of oxygen as it becomes old it darkens in colour and develops resinous compounds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

As examples of the aldehyde oils, benzoic aldehyde, C6H5CHO, "oil of bitter almonds," and cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5CH=CHCHO, found in the oils of cinnamon and cassia, may be cited.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred