salicin

American  

[sal-uh-sin] / ˈsæl ə sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 1 3 H 1 8 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.

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salicin British  

/ ˈsælɪsɪn /

noun

1. a colourless or white crystalline water-soluble glucoside obtained from the bark of poplar trees and used as a medical analgesic. Formula: C 13 H 18 O 7

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Etymology

Origin of salicin

1820–30; < French salicine < Latin salic- (stem of salix ) willow + French -ine -ine ²

Example Sentences

The powdered bark contains the analgesic salicin, which Bayer modifies to create the less-toxic acetylsalicylic acid.

From Nature • Jul. 12, 2016

It can be hydrolyzed, by a special enzyme, into salicin and benzoic acid.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

By acting with these enzymes on the natural glucosides, it is found that the majority are of the β-form; e.g. emulsin hydrolyses salicin, helicin, aesculin, coniferin, syringin, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

Wöhler has detected benzoic acid in Canadian castor, along with salicin.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

The powdered bark is sometimes given to horses as a vermifuge; it possesses likewise tonic and febrifugal properties, containing a considerable amount of salicin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various