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cinnamene Styrolene Sty"ro*lene, n. (Chem.)
An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C8H8, obtained by the
distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic
acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant,
aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also phenyl ethylene,
vinyl benzene, styrol, styrene, and cinnamene.
Cinnamene Cinnamene Cin"na*mene, n. [From Cinnamic.] (Chem.)
Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained
from cinnamic acid). See Styrene.
Cinnamic Cinnamic Cin*nam"ic, a. [From Cinnamon.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.
Cinnamic acid (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless
substance. C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H, formerly obtained from
storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene
derivatives in large quantities, and used for the
artificial production of indigo.
Cinnamic acid Cinnamic Cin*nam"ic, a. [From Cinnamon.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.
Cinnamic acid (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless
substance. C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H, formerly obtained from
storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene
derivatives in large quantities, and used for the
artificial production of indigo.
cinnamic or styryl alcohol Styrone Sty"rone, n. (Chem.)
A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a
hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin;
-- properly called cinnamic, or styryl, alcohol.
Cinnamomic Cinnamomic Cin`na*mom"ic, a. [L. cinnamomum cinnamon.] (Chem.)
See Cinnamic.
Cinnamomum Sintoc Sin"toc, n.
A kind of spice used in the East Indies, consisting of the
bark of a species of Cinnamomum. [Written also sindoc.]
Cinnamomum camphara Camphor Cam"phor, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It.
camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr.
?), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[=u]ra.]
1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from
different species of the Laurus family, esp. from
Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of
Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and
fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a
stimulant, or sedative.
2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree
(Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;
-- called also Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or
borneol. See Borneol.
Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies
of similar appearance and properties, as cedar
camphor, obtained from the red or pencil cedar
(Juniperus Virginiana), and peppermint camphor, or
menthol, obtained from the oil of peppermint.
Camphor oil (Chem.), name variously given to certain
oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor
tree.
Camphor tree, a large evergreen tree (Cinnamomum
Camphora) with lax, smooth branches and shining
triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,
but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is
collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood
and subliming the product.
Cinnamomum Camphora Camphor Cam"phor, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It.
camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr.
?), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[=u]ra.]
1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from
different species of the Laurus family, esp. from
Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of
Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and
fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a
stimulant, or sedative.
2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree
(Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;
-- called also Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or
borneol. See Borneol.
Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies
of similar appearance and properties, as cedar
camphor, obtained from the red or pencil cedar
(Juniperus Virginiana), and peppermint camphor, or
menthol, obtained from the oil of peppermint.
Camphor oil (Chem.), name variously given to certain
oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor
tree.
Camphor tree, a large evergreen tree (Cinnamomum
Camphora) with lax, smooth branches and shining
triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,
but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is
collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood
and subliming the product.
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Cinnamon Cin"na*mon, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.
Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
Cinnamon Cinnamon Cin"na*mon, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.
Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
Cinnamon stone Cinnamon Cin"na*mon, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.
Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
Cinnamone Cinnamone Cin"na*mone, n. [Cinnamic + -one.]
A yellow crystalline substance, (C6H5.C2H2)2CO, the ketone
of cinnamic acid.
cinnamule Cinnamyl Cin"na*myl, n. [Cinnamic + -yl.] (Chem.)
The hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C, of cinnamic
compounds. [Formerly written also cinnamule.]
cinnamyl Styryl Sty"ryl, n. [Styrax + -yl.] (Chem.)
A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of
styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also cinnyl, or
cinnamyl.
Cinnamyl Cinnamyl Cin"na*myl, n. [Cinnamic + -yl.] (Chem.)
The hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C, of cinnamic
compounds. [Formerly written also cinnamule.]
Oil of cinnamon Cinnamon Cin"na*mon, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.
Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
Wild cinnamon Cinnamon Cin"na*mon, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been
borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]
m[=a]nis sweet wood.]
(a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum,
a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately
pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,
carminative, and restorative spices.
(b) Cassia.
Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon
or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from
cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of
cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO.
Wild cinnamon. See Canella.
