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salicin
Word definitions for salicin in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Salicin is an alcoholic β- glucoside . Salicin is produced in (and named after) willow ( Salix ) bark and acts as an anti-inflammatory agent in the human body. Salicin is also commonly found in the bark of Populus species, and the leaves of willows and ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Salicin \Sal"i*cin\, n. [L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow ( Salix ) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. also called ...
Usage examples of salicin.
The White or Aspen Poplar is a common tree, and contains active principles termed Populin and Salicin, both of which are tonic.