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Coumarin vs Furocoumarin - What's the difference?

coumarin | furocoumarin |

As nouns the difference between coumarin and furocoumarin

is that coumarin is (organic compound) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives while furocoumarin is (chemistry) any derivative of the psoralen skeleton or its angular isomer angelicin.

coumarin

English

(wikipedia coumarin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives

    • furocoumarin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any derivative of the psoralen skeleton or its angular isomer angelicin