esculin

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noun

A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).

OriginLatin aesculus →
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Meanings

nounesculin (uncountable)

alternative aesculin · alternative æsculin

  1. uncountablechemistryA coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).

Origin

  1. Latinaesculus
  2. Englishesculin

Related to Latin aesculus.

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Translations

Finnish eskuliini
  • eskuliinidrug

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

esculin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esculin

MLA

“esculin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esculin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esculin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esculin.

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