Betulin

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An alkaloid (C36H60O3) obtained from the bark of the white birch. It crystallizes in the form of long needles, which are fusible and volatile.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a term originally applied to a substance obtained as a resin or tar by extraction from the outer bark of the common European white birch (Betula alba); now referring to the chemical compound (C30H50O2) having a cyclopentanophenanthrene ring system, which is the main constituent of that extract, and which may be obtained crystalline; -- called also birch camphor.
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  • noun. A naturally abundant triterpene, commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees, that can be converted to betulinic acid.
    • Word Usage
    "On top of this, it contains anti-cancer properties such as betulin and betulinic acid."
    variant
    birch camphor  
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