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salicin Definition

sali·cin (salə sin)

noun

a bitter, white, crystalline or powdery glucoside, HOCHCHOCHO, obtained from the bark of certain poplars and willows, and used as a reagent

Etymology: Fr salicine < L salix (gen. salicis), willow, akin to saliva, saliva < IE *salik- < base *sal-, gray > OE sol, dark, dirty, sealh, willow

salicin Usage Examples

Converse of object

contain: The Salix alba ( white willow, withe, withy ) contains salicin, which is converted to salicylic acid in the body.

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