æsculin

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• æsculin — noun which exists in horse chestnuts, [ …   Wiktionary

• Aesculin — Not to be confused with aescin, a saponin also found in horse chestnut. Aesculin IUPAC name …   Wikipedia

• aesculin — Esculin Es*cu lin, n. [See {Esculic}.] (Chem.) A glucoside obtained from the {[AE]sculus hippocastanum}, or horse chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions. [Written also {[ae]sculin}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• AEsculus hippocastanum — Esculin Es*cu lin, n. [See {Esculic}.] (Chem.) A glucoside obtained from the {[AE]sculus hippocastanum}, or horse chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions. [Written also {[ae]sculin}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Esculin — Es*cu lin, n. [See {Esculic}.] (Chem.) A glucoside obtained from the {[AE]sculus hippocastanum}, or horse chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions. [Written also {[ae]sculin}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• æsculetin — Chem. (ɛskjuːˈliːtɪn) [f. L. æsculētum a grove or wood of æsculus: see next.] A bitter crystalline substance (C9H6O4) formed by the decomposition of æsculin. Watts Fownes Chem. II. 604 …   Useful english dictionary