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
-in2
Words nearby esculin
escudero,
escudo,
escuintla,
esculapian,
esculent,
esculin,
escurial,
escutcheon,
esd.,
esda,
esdraelon
Example sentences from the Web for esculin
Esculin will not luminesce with peroxidase and H2O2, but pyrogallol or gallic acid will.
The Nature of Animal Light |E. Newton Harvey