esculin
or aes·cu·lin
[ es-kyuh-lin ]
/ ˈɛs kyə lɪn /
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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.
Nearby words
escudero, escudo, escuintla, esculapian, esculent, esculin, escurial, escutcheon, esd., esda, esdraelon
Origin of esculin
< Italian esculina < New Latin Aescul(us) (first part of genus name of species that produces it) + Italian -ina -in2
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