coniferyl alcohol
noun
co·nif·er·yl alcohol
: a white crystalline alcohol C10H12O3 obtained by hydrolysis of coniferin with emulsin or found as an ester in benzoin and held to be involved in the formation of lignin; 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamyl alcohol
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary coniferyl (from coniferin + -yl) + alcohol