Definition of salicin
: a bitter white crystalline glucoside C13H18O7 found in the bark and leaves of several willows and poplars and used in medicine like salicylic acid
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Origin and Etymology of salicin
French salicine, from Latin salic-, salix willow — more at sallow
First Known Use: 1830
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Medical Definition of salicin
: a bitter white crystalline glucoside C13H18O7 found in the bark and leaves of several willows and poplars, yielding saligenin and glucose on hydrolysis, and formerly used in medicine as an antipyretic, antirheumatic, and tonic
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