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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

es•cu•lin n. [Chem.]

Chemistrya white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C₁₅H₁₆O₉, obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.

Also, aesculin.

Neo-Latin Aescul(us) (first part of genus name of species that produces it) + Italian -ina -in²
Italian esculina

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