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saligenin

saligenin

9.9
A white crystal made from willow bark used to make pain medicine and to clean small wounds
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : saligenina
  • Researchers found that saligenin can be produced by hydrolyzing salicin extracted from willow bark.

Examples

  • The pharmaceutical study focused on the pain-relieving properties of saligenin.

  • Unlike salicylic acid, saligenin has both analgesic and mild antiseptic effects.

  • The chemist studied saligenin for its medicinal properties.

  • Many researchers are exploring the benefits of saligenin.

  • Researchers found that saligenin can be produced by hydrolyzing salicin extracted from willow bark.

  • The pharmaceutical study focused on the pain-relieving properties of saligenin.

  • Unlike salicylic acid, saligenin has both analgesic and mild antiseptic effects.

Synonyms

salicylic alcohol
vssaligenin
  • Specialized
8.6

A white solid used on skin to reduce pain and swelling

is noted for broader medicinal and chemical uses beyond local pain relief

Surface Forms

saligenin singular
saligenins plural

Morphology

saligenin = salicin (opaque) = salic + genin

Formation involves a specialist chemical suffix ('-genin') deriving from the glycoside 'salicin', a relationship that is not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Saligenin comes from the Latin name for willow, salix, and from salicin, the natural compound found in willow bark. The ending -genin is a chemistry name part that means 'produced from', so saligenin is the medicinal part made from salicin, which is why it is a pain-relieving chemical related to salicylic acid.