Helicin

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

  Helicin \Hel"i*cin\, n. (Chem.)
     A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by
     partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow ({Salix Helix} of
     Linn[ae]us.)
     [1913 Webster]