saligenin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sa*lig"e*nin noun
Etymology
Salicin + -gen.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol. ortho-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, saligenol, salicyl alcohol. HOCH2.C6H4.OH

Webster 1913