umbelliferone

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What does umbelliferone mean?

A yellowish-white natural product of the coumarin family, occurring in such plants as carrot and coriander.

Where does umbelliferone come from?

Etymology tree English umbel Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -iferous English umbellifer(ous) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English umbelliferone From umbellifer(ous) + -one.

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