cinnamic

[ si-nam-ik, sin-uh-mik ]

adjective

1. of or obtained from cinnamon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cinnamic¹

First recorded in 1880–85; cinnam(on) + -ic

Example Sentences

A great variety of substances pass under this name, but the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and cinnamic acid.

From Project Gutenberg

People can be allergic to just about anything, but toothpaste's mint and cinnamon flavorings, which can include the allergens balsam of Peru, cinnamic aldehyde and peppermint and spearmint flavors, are major culprits in skin reactions, Gallo said.

From Seattle Times

As examples of the aldehyde oils, benzoic aldehyde, C6H5CHO, "oil of bitter almonds," and cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5CH=CHCHO, found in the oils of cinnamon and cassia, may be cited.

From Project Gutenberg

Coumarin, the anhydride of cinnamic acid,; is an example of an acid substance which is classed as an essential oil, even though it is a solid at ordinary temperatures.

From Project Gutenberg

By heating benzal chloride with dry sodium acetate there is formed an acid known as cinnamic acid, a fragrant compound which derives its name from cinnamon, because the acid was prepared by the oxidation of oil of cinnamon by Dumas and Peligot in 1834.

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