Meanings
nounhelicin (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA glucoside obtained by partial oxidation of salicin from willows of species Salix purpurea (syn. Salix helix). It is a O-glucoside of salicylaldehyde
Origin
From translingual helix + -in or helic- + -in.
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helicin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helicin
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“helicin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helicin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helicin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helicin.
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