aesculin
[ es-kyuh-lin ]
/ ˈɛs kyə lɪn /
noun Chemistry.
Words nearby aesculin
aes,
aeschines,
aeschylus,
aesculapian,
aesculapius,
aesculin,
aesir,
aesop,
aesop's fables,
aesopian,
aesthesia
Definition for aesculin (2 of 2)
esculin
or aes·cu·lin
[ es-kyuh-lin ]
/ ˈɛs kyə lɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C15H16O9, obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
Origin of esculin
< Italian
esculina < New Latin
Aescul(us) (first part of genus name of species that produces it) + Italian
-ina
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