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Methylumbelliferone vs Umbelliferone - What's the difference?

methylumbelliferone | umbelliferone | Derived terms |

Methylumbelliferone is a derived term of umbelliferone.


As nouns the difference between methylumbelliferone and umbelliferone

is that methylumbelliferone is (organic compound) any of several methyl derivatives of umbelliferone, but especially 4-methylumbelliferone that is used as the drug (hymecromone) while umbelliferone is (chemistry) a yellowish-white natural product of the coumarin family, occurring in such plants as carrot and coriander.

methylumbelliferone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several methyl derivatives of umbelliferone, but especially 4-methylumbelliferone that is used as the drug (hymecromone).

    • umbelliferone

    English

    (wikipedia umbelliferone)

    Noun

  • (chemistry) A yellowish-white natural product of the coumarin family, occurring in such plants as carrot and coriander.

    • Derived terms

    * methylumbelliferone

    Synonyms

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