Esculine
/ˈɛskjʊlaɪn/noun
A fluorescent coumarin glycoside found chiefly in horse chestnut bark and other plants.
Did you know?Esculine is naturally fluorescent, which is why extracts containing it can appear blue under ultraviolet light and have been used in laboratory detection methods.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
aesculus
“A tree traditionally identified as a type of oak or oak-like tree”
16th Century
Botanical Latin
Aesculus
“The genus name later applied to horse chestnuts and buckeyes”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
esculin
“The name given to the fluorescent glycoside isolated from Aesculus species”
19th Century
French/Scientific English
esculine
“A variant chemical form of the name esculin”
Modern English
English
esculine
“A coumarin glycoside, especially one obtained from horse chestnut bark”