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词汇 salicin
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Definition of salicin in English:

salicin

noun ˈsalɪsɪnˈsæləsən
mass nounChemistry
  • A bitter compound present in willow bark. It is a glucoside related to aspirin, and accounts for the ancient use of willow bark as a pain-relieving drug.

    〔化〕水杨苷,柳素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • White Willow bark is often called herbal aspirin because it contains salicin which has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.
    • It contains at least six compounds that relax muscles, as well as salicin, the pain-relieving compound from which aspirin is derived.
    • The willow tree bark and leaves are rich in salicin, a compound similar to acetylsalicylic acid, the chemical name for aspirin.
    • The willow bark contained salicin, the pharmacological ancestor of a family of drugs called salicylates, of which aspirin is probably the most famous.
    • Chemically salicin can be converted to salicilic acid, a very successful treatment of fever and gout.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French salicine, from Latin salix, salic- 'willow'.

Definition of salicin in US English:

salicin

nounˈsaləsənˈsæləsən
Chemistry
  • A bitter compound present in willow bark. It is a glucoside related to aspirin, and accounts for the ancient use of willow bark as a pain-relieving drug.

    〔化〕水杨苷,柳素

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The willow tree bark and leaves are rich in salicin, a compound similar to acetylsalicylic acid, the chemical name for aspirin.
    • White Willow bark is often called herbal aspirin because it contains salicin which has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.
    • Chemically salicin can be converted to salicilic acid, a very successful treatment of fever and gout.
    • It contains at least six compounds that relax muscles, as well as salicin, the pain-relieving compound from which aspirin is derived.
    • The willow bark contained salicin, the pharmacological ancestor of a family of drugs called salicylates, of which aspirin is probably the most famous.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French salicine, from Latin salix, salic- ‘willow’.

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