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Webster 1913 Edition


Styracin

Styr′a-cin

,
Noun.
[See
Styrax
.]
(Chem.)
A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol.

Definition 2024


styracin

styracin

English

Noun

styracin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from gum storax, consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol.