umbelliferone Meaning, Definition & Usage

Um`bel*lif"er*one noun

Definitions

1. (Chem.) A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the Umbelliferæ, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-coumarin. its strong fluorescence makes it useful in analytical biochemistry.