SALICIN
Etymology
Noun
salicin (countable and uncountable, plural salicins)
A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.
Anagrams
• incisal, sinical
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"i*cin, n. Etym: [L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree.] (Chem.)
Definition: A glucoside found in the leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.salicyl alcohol glucoside, salicyl alcohol b-D- glucopyranoside, saligenin b-D-glucopyranoside, C13H18O7. It is used in biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency of b-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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