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Populin

Pop′u-lin

,
Noun.
[L.
populus
poplar: cf. F.
populine
.]
(Chem.)
A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (
Populus
), and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance.

Definition 2024

populin

populin

English

Noun

populin ‎(uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (Populus).

Etymology

Latin populus poplar + -in: compare French populine.

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