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helicin

helicin noun: a glucoside obtained by partial oxidation of salicin from willows of species Salix purpurea (syn. Salix helix). It is a O-glucoside of salicylaldehyde.

Noun

helicin (uncountable)

  1. A glucoside obtained by partial oxidation of salicin from willows of species Salix purpurea (syn. Salix helix). It is a O-glucoside of salicylaldehyde

Origin of helicin

From translingual helix + -in or helic- + -in.

Questions about helicin

What does helicin mean?
Helicin means a glucoside obtained by partial oxidation of salicin from willows of species Salix purpurea (syn. Salix helix). It is a O-glucoside of salicylaldehyde.
What part of speech is helicin?
Helicin is a noun.

Words near helicin in the dictionary

  1. helicidine
  2. helicids
  3. heliciform
  4. heliciid
  5. heliciids
  6. helicin
  7. helicine
  8. helicinid
  9. helicinids
  10. heliciphagous
  11. helicitic

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