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esculin

esculin noun: a coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).

Noun

esculin (uncountable)

  1. A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).

esculin meaning in Tamil

esculin in Tamil

தோல்காப்பு மருந்து

Forms of esculin

alternative formaesculin
alternative formæsculin

Origin of esculin

Related to Latin aesculus.

Words formed from esculin

Questions about esculin

What does esculin mean?
Esculin means a coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).
What is esculin in Tamil?
Esculin in Tamil is தோல்காப்பு மருந்து. See Esculin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is esculin?
Esculin is a noun.

Words near esculin in the dictionary

  1. esculentoside
  2. esculentosides
  3. esculents
  4. esculetin
  5. esculic acid
  6. esculin
  7. esculinase
  8. esculinases
  9. Escurial
  10. escutcheon
  11. escutcheon of pretence

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