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Meaning of BETULIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bet"u*lin\, n. [L. betula birch tree.] (Chem.)
A substance of a resinous nature, obtained from the outer
bark of the common European birch ({Betula alba}), or from
the tar prepared therefrom; -- called also {birch camphor}.
--Watts.
 
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