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Salicin
Sal′i-cin
,Noun.
(Chem.)
A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (
Salix
) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. Definition 2024
salicin
salicin
English
Noun
salicin (countable and uncountable, plural salicins)
- A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.