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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An odorless substance (C10H10O3), crystallizing in small needles or scales, found in cubebs. Physiologically it seems to be inactive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A compound, tetrahydro-3,4-dipiperonylfuran-2-ol, obtained from the
cubeb / tailed pepper (Piper cubeba), that has someantiinflammatory activity
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