populin

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noun

A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (Populus).

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Meanings

nounpopulin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain species of the poplar (Populus).

Origin

  1. Latinpopulus“poplar”
  2. Englishpopulin

From Latin populus (“poplar”) + -in. Compare French populine.

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APA

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

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