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salicin

salicin noun: a glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.

salicin: a glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally
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Noun

salicin (countable and uncountable, plural salicins)

  1. A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.

Forms of salicin

pluralsalicins

Origin of salicin

From Latin salix, salicis (“a willow”) + -in.

Words formed from salicin

Questions about salicin

What does salicin mean?
Salicin means a glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.
What part of speech is salicin?
Salicin is a noun.
What is the plural of salicin?
The plural of salicin is salicins.

Words near salicin in the dictionary

  1. salicetum
  2. salicetums
  3. salici
  4. salicide
  5. salicides
  6. salicin
  7. salicine
  8. salicines
  9. salicinoid
  10. salicinoids
  11. salicins

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