Salicin
Pronunciation : Sal"i*cin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A glucoside found in the leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.salicyl alcohol glucoside, salicyl alcohol b-D- glucopyranoside, saligenin b-D-glucopyranoside, C13H18O7. It is used in biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency of b-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913