Meanings
nouncinnamic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe aromatic carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH=CH-COOH obtained from cinnamon; it is used in perfumery etc
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肉桂酸
- 肉桂酸 (ròuguìsuān)aromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Danish kanelsyre
- kanelsyrearomatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Dutch kaneelzuur
- kaneelzuuraromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Finnish kanelihappo
- kanelihappoaromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
French acide cinnamique
- acide cinnamiquearomatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
German Zimtsäure
- Zimtsäurearomatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Indonesian asam sinamat
- asam sinamataromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Italian acido cinnamico
- acido cinnamicoaromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Japanese 桂皮酸, ケイ皮酸
- 桂皮酸aromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
- ケイ皮酸 (keihisan)aromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Korean 계피산
- 계피산 (gyepisan)aromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Portuguese ácido cinâmico
- ácido cinâmicoaromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Russian кори́чная кислота́
- кори́чная кислота́ (koríčnaja kislotá)aromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Spanish ácido cinámico
- ácido cinámicoaromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Swedish kanelsyra
- kanelsyraaromatic carboxylic acid obtained from cinnamon
Cite this entry
APA
cinnamic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamic%20acid
MLA
“cinnamic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinnamic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamic%20acid.
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