Coumalin

/ˈkuːmərɪn/ noun

Definition

A fragrant organic compound found in plants like tonka beans and sweet grass, which smells similar to vanilla and is used in perfumes and flavorings.

Etymology

From Tupi cumaru (tonka bean), the plant where the compound was first isolated. The name was Latinized with the -in suffix common in chemistry.

Kelly Says

Coumarin (also called coumalin) smells like fresh hay and vanilla because it's literally what gives newly mown grass its sweet smell—your lawn is an accidental perfume factory!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኩማሊን
ku-ma-lin
ARالعربية
كومالين
ku-ma-leen
BNবাংলা
কুমালিন
ku-ma-lin
CACatalà
coumalina
ku-ma-li-na
CSČeština
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
DADansk
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
DEDeutsch
Coumalin
ku-ma-liːn
ELΕλληνικά
κουμαλίνη
koo-ma-li-nee
ESEspañol
coumalina
ku-ma-lee-na
FAفارسی
کومالین
ko-ma-lin
FISuomi
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
FRFrançais
coumaline
ku-ma-leen
GUGU
કુમાલિન
ku-ma-lin
HAHA
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
HEעברית
קומליין
ko-me-lein
HIहिन्दी
क्यूमालिन
kū-mā-lin
HUMagyar
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
IDBahasa Indonesia
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
IGIG
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
ITItaliano
coumalina
ku-ma-lee-na
JA日本語
クマリン
kuma-rin
KKKK
комалин
ko-ma-lin
KMKM
គុម៉ាលីន
ku-ma-li-n
KO한국어
쿠말린
ku-mal-rin
MRMR
कूमालिन
ku-ma-lin
MSBahasa Melayu
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
MYမြန်မာ
ကုမာလိန်း
ku-ma-li-ng
NLNederlands
coumaline
ku-ma-liːn
NONorsk
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
PAPA
ਕੂਮਾਲਿਨ
koo-ma-lin
PLPolski
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
PTPortuguês
coumalina
ku-ma-li-na
RORomână
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
RUРусский
кумалин
ku-ma-lin
SVSvenska
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
SWKiswahili
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
TAதமிழ்
குமாலின்
ku-ma-lin
TEతెలుగు
కుమాలిన్
ku-ma-lin
THไทย
คูมาลิน
koo-ma-lin
TLTL
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
TRTürkçe
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
UKУкраїнська
кумалін
ku-ma-lin
URاردو
کومالین
ko-ma-lin
VITiếng Việt
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
YOYO
coumalin
ku-ma-lin
ZH中文
库马林
kù mǎ lín
ZUZU
coumalin
ku-ma-lin

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