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piperonal

noun pi·per·o·nal \pī-ˈper-ə-ˌnal\

Definition of PIPERONAL

:  a crystalline aldehyde C8H6O3 with an odor of heliotrope
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Origin of PIPERONAL

International Scientific Vocabulary piperine + -one + 3-al
First Known Use: 1869

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