fraxin

English

Etymology

From translingual Fraxinus +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæksɪn/

Noun

fraxin (uncountable)

1. (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

• pavin

See also

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

References

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