SALICIN


Meaning of SALICIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsa-lə-sən ]

noun

Etymology: French salicine, from Latin salic-, salix willow — more at sallow

Date: 1830

: a bitter white crystalline glucoside C 13 H 18 O 7 found in the bark and leaves of several willows and poplars and used in medicine like salicylic acid

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