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heliotropin
[ hee-lee-uh-troh-pin, hee-lee-o-truh-pin ]
/ ˌhi li əˈtroʊ pɪn, ˌhi liˈɒ trə pɪn /
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Origin of heliotropin
First recorded in 1880–85; heliotrope + -in2
Words nearby heliotropin
heliostat, heliotaxis, heliotherapy, heliotrope, heliotropic, heliotropin, heliotropism, heliotype, heliozoan, helipad, heliport
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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
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