salicin

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noun

A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.

OriginLatin salix →
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Meanings

nounsalicin (countable and uncountable, plural salicins)

plural salicins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.

Origin

  1. Latinsalix
  2. Englishsalicin

From Latin salix, salicis (“a willow”) + -in.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 水楊苷 /水杨苷
  • 水楊苷 /水杨苷 (shuǐyánggān)glucoside

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

incisalsinical
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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