coniferin

American

[koh-nif-er-in, kuh-] / koʊˈnɪf ər ɪn, kə- /

noun

Chemistry.

a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C 16 H 22 O 8 ⋅2H 2 O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.

Etymology

Origin of coniferin

First recorded in 1865–70; conifer + -in ²

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By acting with these enzymes on the natural glucosides, it is found that the majority are of the β-form; e.g. emulsin hydrolyses salicin, helicin, aesculin, coniferin, syringin, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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