ESCULIN


Meaning of ESCULIN in English

/es"kyeuh lin/ , n. Chem.

a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.

Also, aesculin .

[ esculina Aescul ( us ) (first part of genus name of species that produces it) + It -ina -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .