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esculin

/es-kyuh-lin/US // ˈɛs kyə lɪn //

埃斯库林,埃斯科林,埃斯卡林,埃斯库兰

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a 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.

Examples

  • Esculin will not luminesce with peroxidase and H2O2, but pyrogallol or gallic acid will.