Aesculin

/ˈɛskjəlɪn/ noun

A bitter glucoside compound extracted from horse chestnut bark and seeds, used in medicine and as a fluorescent marker in scientific research.

From Latin Aesculus (horse chestnut tree) + -in (chemical suffix). The name directly references the tree species from which it's derived.

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