Eucalyn

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

  Eucalyn \Eu"ca*lyn\ ([=u]"k[.a]*l[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
     An unfermentable sugar, obtained as an uncrystallizable sirup
     by the decomposition of melitose; also obtained from a
     Tasmanian {eucalyptus}, -- whence its name.
     [1913 Webster]