Cinnamic Acid Definition

sə-nămĭk
noun
A fragrant white crystalline acid, C9 H8 O2 , obtained from cinnamon or from balsams such as storax or made synthetically and used chiefly to manufacture perfumery compounds.
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Origin of Cinnamic Acid

  • cinnam(on) –ic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cinnamic Acid Sentence Examples

  • The odour of Siam benzoin is partly due to the presence of vanillin, and the substance contains as much as 38% of benzoic acid but no cinnamic acid.

  • It contains about 20% of cinnamic acid in addition to 18 or even more of benzoic. (3) Palembang benzoin, an inferior variety, said to be obtained from Styrax benzoin in Sumatra, consists of greyish translucent resinous masses, containing small white opaque tears.

  • It does not appear to contain cinnamic acid.

  • An isomer of cinnamic acid known as allo-cinnamic acid is also known.

  • Resins when soft are known as oleo-resins, and when containing benzoic or cinnamic acid they are called balsams. Other resinous products are in their natural condition mixed with gum or mucilaginous substances and known as gum-resins.

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