Aesculin
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a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
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the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard. Historical Examples Hyndluljod says there were twelve (“there were eleven Aesir when Baldr went down into the howe”). The Edda, Vol. 1 Winifred Faraday “We live,” grunted the Aesir, busy over Amra’s half-frozen feet. Gods of the North Robert E. Howard All the […]
- Aesop
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables. Contemporary Examples A long list of favorite books includes Animal Farm, Brave New World, The Wizard Of Oz, Aesop’s Fables, and The Odyssey. Gabrielle Giffords’ Gunman: Jared Lee Loughner Eve Conant January 7, 2011 Historical Examples Even children are now taught, in despite of Aesop, that animals never spoke. […]
- Aesop's fables
aesop’s fables Aesop’s fables [(ee-suhps, ee-sops)] A group of stories thought to have been written by Aesop, a Greek storyteller. The main characters in these stories are animals, and each story demonstrates a moral lesson. (See also “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “The Fox and the Grapes,” and “The Tortoise and the Hare.”)
- Aesopic
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables: a story that points an Aesopian moral. conveying meaning by hint, euphemism, innuendo, or the like: In the candidate’s Aesopian language, “soft on Communism” was to be interpreted as “Communist sympathizer.”. Historical Examples A fable is again introduced which is of a pronounced aesopic cast. […]
- Aesopian
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables: a story that points an Aesopian moral. conveying meaning by hint, euphemism, innuendo, or the like: In the candidate’s Aesopian language, “soft on Communism” was to be interpreted as “Communist sympathizer.”. Historical Examples It is the Aesopian type that Aristotle has in view when he […]