fraxin

English edit

Etymology edit

From translingual Fraxinus +‎ -in.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæksɪn/

Noun edit

fraxin (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline glucoside found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) at the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.

Synonyms edit

pavin

See also edit

aesculin (also found in the bark of the horse-chestnut)

References edit

“fraxin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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