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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

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