curcumin

English

Etymology

From translingual Curcuma, from Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum, “turmeric”) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)kjəmɪn/

Noun

curcumin (countable and uncountable, plural curcumins)

1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) 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.

Synonyms

• circumin
• E100

Hypernyms

• curcuminoid

Derived terms

• curcuminoid
• nanocurcumin
• rubrocurcumin
• tetrahydrocurcumin

Translations

a polyphenol

• Arabic: كُرْكُم (ar) m (kurkum)
• Catalan: curcumina (ca) f
• Finnish: kurkumiini
• Greek: κουρκουμίνη f (kourkoumíni)
• Italian: curcumina (it) f
• Spanish: curcumina f