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Gragrant crystalline substance obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery

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Usage examples (32)
  • Cassia has a chemical called coumarin which could be toxic.
  • Dr. Hockman isolated a substance called coumarin from the leaves of gliricidia.
  • The flowers contain "coumarin," and their volatile pollen impregnates the atmosphere in early summer.
  • He found an anticoagulant called coumarin.
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