curcumin

noun cur·cu·min \ˈkər-kyə-mən\

Definition of CURCUMIN

: an orange-yellow crystalline compound C₂₁H₂₀O₆ that constitutes the chief coloring principle of turmeric

French curcumine, from curcum- (from New Latin Curcuma, the turmeric plant, from Arabic kurkum) + -ine ¹-in

First Known Use: 1850

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