coniferin

[koh-nif-er-in, kuh-]

noun Chemistry.

a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C16H22O8⋅2H2O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.

Origin of coniferin

First recorded in 1865–70; conifer + -in²

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Historical Examples of coniferin

Coniferin, C16H22O8, occurs in the cambium of coniferous woods.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2
Various
It has been artificially prepared from coniferin, a substance found in the sap-wood of fir-trees, and from asafoetida.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 1 [January 1901]
Various
Coniferin, C16H22O8 (glucose and coniferyl alcohol), is found in the bark of fir trees.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher