Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, C6H11OC6H4CHO, which is formed by the action of nitric acid on salicin. It crystallizes in slender, silky needles, melts at 175° C., and is the glucoside of orthohydroxybenzaldehyde.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow (
Salix Helix of Linnæus.)
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- noun organic chemistry A
glucoside obtained by partialoxidation ofsalicin from awillow , Salix helix.
Etymologies
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helix + -in
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These contain "limacine," and eight per cent. of emollient mucilage, together with "helicin," and uric acid just under the shell.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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