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Coumarin vs Hydroxycoumarin - What's the difference?

coumarin | hydroxycoumarin |

In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between coumarin and hydroxycoumarin

is that coumarin is (organic compound) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives while hydroxycoumarin is (organic compound) any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.

As nouns the difference between coumarin and hydroxycoumarin

is that coumarin is (organic compound) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives while hydroxycoumarin is (organic compound) any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.

coumarin

English

(wikipedia coumarin)

Noun

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

    • hydroxycoumarin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals