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co•nif•er•in
(kō nif′ər in, kə-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistrya grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C16H22O8·2H2O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
- conifer + -in2 1865–70