cinnamic acid

noun cin·nam·ic acid \sə-ˈna-mik-\

Definition of CINNAMIC ACID

: a white crystalline odorless acid C₉H₈O₂ found especially in cinnamon oil and storax

French cinnamique of cinnamon, from cinname cinnamon, from Latin cinnamomum

First Known Use: circa 1864

Medical Dictionary

noun

: a white crystalline odorless acid C₉H₈O₂ found especially in cinnamon oil and storax

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