FRAXIN

Frax"in, n. Etym: [From Fraxinus.] (Chem.)

Definition: A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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