Esculin
[es-kyuh-lin] /ˈɛs kyə lɪn/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
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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