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saligenin

saligenin noun: the phenolic alcohol o-hydroxy-benzyl alcohol obtained by the decomposition of salicin.

Noun

saligenin (uncountable)

  1. The phenolic alcohol o-hydroxy-benzyl alcohol obtained by the decomposition of salicin

Origin of saligenin

From salicin + -genin.

Questions about saligenin

What does saligenin mean?
Saligenin means the phenolic alcohol o-hydroxy-benzyl alcohol obtained by the decomposition of salicin.
What part of speech is saligenin?
Saligenin is a noun.

Words near saligenin in the dictionary

  1. salification
  2. salified
  3. salifies
  4. salify
  5. salifying
  6. saligenin
  7. Saligny
  8. saligot
  9. saligots
  10. Saligram
  11. Saligrama

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