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salicin definition

sali·cin (sal′ə 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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