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salicine

salicine is the archaic form of salicin.

Meaning of salicin

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 salicine

pluralsalicines

Questions about salicine

What is salicine the archaic form of?
Salicine is the archaic form of salicin.

Words near salicine in the dictionary

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

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