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piperonal definition

pip·ero·nal (pip′ər ō nal′)

noun

an aldehyde, CH(CH)OOCHO, obtained from piperine and having a strong smell like that of heliotrope: used in making perfume

Etymology: Ger < piperin, piperine (see piperine) + -on, -one + -al, -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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