- C14H14O4
- Curcumin Cur"cu*min (-m?n), n. (Chem.)
The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root,
extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance,
{C14H14O4}, with a green fluorescence.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It possesses acid properties and with alkalies forms brownish salts. This change in color from yellow to brown is the characteristic reaction of tumeric paper. See {Turmeric paper}, under {Turmeric}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.