"esculin" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Related to Latin aesculus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|aesculus|}} Latin aesculus Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} esculin (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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). Wikipedia link: Aesculin Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: aesculin, æsculin Derived forms: esculinase Translations (drug): eskuliini (Finnish)

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