heliotropin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of heliotropin
First recorded in 1880–85; heliotrope + -in 2
Example Sentences
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It has a strong characteristic odour, and occurs, associated with traces of benzoic acid and heliotropin, in the vanilla bean.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
Piperonal, an aldehyde closely allied to vanillin, is used in perfumery under the name of heliotropin and is prepared from oil of sassafras and oil of camphor.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock
Thus, many essential oils and synthetic perfumes cause the soap to darken rapidly on keeping, e.g., clove oil, cassia oil, heliotropin, vanillin.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
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