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Definition of paviin

Paviin
Paviin Pa"vi*in (p[=a]"v[i^]*[i^]n), n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in species of the genus Pavia of the Horse-chestnut family.
paviin
Fraxin Frax"in, n. [From Fraxinus.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin.

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