'Paviin' definitions:
Definition of 'Paviin'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'paviin'
From: GCIDE
- fraxin \frax"in\, n. [From Fraxinus.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance (C16H18O10) found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus), and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is structurally a derivative of a coumarin glucoside. It shows a delicate blue-green fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin and fraxoside. --MI-11br/
- Syn:
- 8-([beta]-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one; also, 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-coumarin-8-[beta]-D-glucoside; fraxetin-8-glucoside. [1913 Webster +PJC]