curcumin

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Noun — A polyphenol (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; a major constituent of the spice turmeric.

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Etymology

Built from translingual Curcuma, which goes back to Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, "turmeric"), with -in added.