First Known Use: 1850
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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
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Origin of CURCUMIN
French curcumine, from curcum- (from New Latin Curcuma, the turmeric plant, from Arabic kurkum) + -ine 1-in
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