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Meaning of CINNAMIC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cin*nam"ic\, a. [From {Cinnamon}.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.
{Cinnamic acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless
   substance. {C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H}, formerly obtained from
   storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene
   derivatives in large quantities, and used for the
   artificial production of indigo.
 
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