salcin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sal"*cin noun
Etymology
L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. salicyl alcohol glucoside, salicyl alcohol β-D-glucopyranoside, saligenin β-D-glucopyranoside, C13H18O7. It is used in biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency of β-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic.

Webster 1913