Chem. [f. as prec. + -IN.] ‘A glucoside occurring in the cambium of coniferous woods’ (Watts).
1867. Pharmaceut. Jrnl., Ser. II. VIII. 465. Pure Coniferin forms slender needles of a silky lustre.
1879. Watts, Dict. Chem., 3rd Suppl., The crystals of coniferin contain C16H22O8+2H2O.
