Esculin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Esculin \Es*cu"lin\, n. [See {Esculic}.] (Chem.)
     A glucoside obtained from the {[AE]sculus hippocastanum}, or
     horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue
     fluorescent solutions. [Written also {[ae]sculin}.]
     [1913 Webster]