sal|i|cin

sal|i|cin
sal|i|cin «SAL uh sihn», noun.
a bitter, colorless, crystalline compound of glucose, obtained from the bark and leaves of various willows and used in medicine as a tonic and to reduce fever. Formula: C13H18O7
[< French salicine < Latin salix, -icis willow + French -ine -ine2]

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