Salicin Definition

sălĭ-sĭn
noun
A bitter, white, crystalline or powdery glucoside, HOCH2C6H4OC6H11O5, obtained from the bark of certain poplars and willows, and used as a reagent.
Webster's New World

Origin of Salicin

  • French salicine from Latin salix salic- willow

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin salix, salicis, a willow, and -in.

    From Wiktionary

Salicin Sentence Examples

  • It was discovered in 1838 by Piria as a decomposition product of salicin.

  • Salicylic acid and salicin (q.v.) share the properties common to the group of aromatic acids, which, as a group, are antiseptic without being toxic to man - a property practically unique; are unstable in the body; are antipyretic and analgesic; and diminish the excretion of urea by the kidneys.

  • When salicin is taken internally no irritant action occurs, nor is there any antisepsis.

  • It has now been established that, provided the kidneys be healthy, natural salicylic acid, sodium salicylate prepared from the natural acid, and salicin, are not cardiac depressants.

  • It is found in the volatile oils of Spiraea, and can be obtained by the oxidation of the glucoside salicin, (C13H1807), which is found in willow bark.

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