curcumin
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] translingual Curcuma, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”) + -in.
Pronunciation
Noun
curcumin (countable and uncountable, plural curcumins)
- (chemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.
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Translations
a polyphenol
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