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

In the willow and poplar,23 a crystalline, bitter substance, salicin or populin, is found.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 by Various

Populin, C20H22O8, which occurs in the leaves and bark of Populus tremula, is benzoyl salicin.

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

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

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

As a rule, constitutional remedies exert little, if any, influence, but exceptionally, cod-liver oil, arsenic, phosphorus, salicin, quinine, or potassium iodide proves of service.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman