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Definition of Salicin
1. n. A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
Definition of Salicin
1. Noun. A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally. ¹
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Definition of Salicin
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Salicin
1. Saligenin-beta-d-glucopyranoside;a glucoside of o-hydroxybenzylalcohol, obtained from the bark of several species of Salix (willow) and Populus (poplar); salicin is hydrolyzed to glucose and saligenin (salicyl alcohol); formerly used in rheumatoid arthritis. (05 Mar 2000)
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