coumarone

C3O1U1M3A1R1O1N1E1

noun

The bicyclic heterocycle benzofuran.

Similar
benzofurancumarone
OriginEnglish ketone ← German Keton ← French coumarine →
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Meanings

nouncoumarone (countable and uncountable, plural coumarones)

plural coumarones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe bicyclic heterocycle benzofuran.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins

Similar
benzofurancumarone
Broader
compoundchemical compound
Also see
benzofuran

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Tupikumar
  2. Frenchcoumarou
  3. Frenchcoumarine
  4. GermanKeton
  5. Englishketone
  6. Englishcoumarone

From French coumarine + English -one.

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APA

coumarone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coumarone

MLA

“coumarone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coumarone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coumarone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coumarone.

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