saligeninn.
/saˈlɪdʒənɪn/ Chemistry.
A substance obtained in the decomposition of salicin by dilute acid.
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1848 G. Fownes Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 2) 447 Saligenine forms colourless, nacreous scales, freely soluble in water, alcohol, and ether.
1852 W. Gregory Handbk. Org. Chem. (ed. 3) 147 Salicine is composed of saligenine and sugar.
Derivatives
saˈligenol n.
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1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 212/2 It [sc. salicin] may be split up by digestion with emulsin or saliva into salicylic alcohol (saligenol, C7H8O2) and glucose.
saˈligenyl n. see quot.
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1897 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Saligenyl, the hypothetical radical of Saligenin.
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