curcumin

English

Etymology

From Translingual Curcuma, from Arabic كُرْكُم‎ (kurkum, “turmeric”) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)kjəmɪn/

Noun

curcumin (countable and uncountable, plural curcumins)

(chemistry) A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

curcuminoid

Derived terms

curcuminoid
nanocurcumin
rubrocurcumin
tetrahydrocurcumin

Translations

a polyphenol

Arabic: كُرْكُم‎ (ar) m (kurkum)
Catalan: curcumina (ca) f
Finnish: kurkumiini

Greek: κουρκουμίνη f (kourkoumíni)
Italian: curcumina (it) f
Spanish: curcumina f

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.