Definition of Fraxin
1. n. A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin.
Medical Definition of Fraxin
1.
A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions.
Synonym: paviin.
Origin: From Fraxinus.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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