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arbutin

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arbutin [är′byüt·ən]
(organic chemistry)
C12H16O7A bitter glycoside from the bearberry and certain other plants; sometimes used as a urinary antiseptic.


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has announced its recent discovery that skin whitening power made with turmeric is four times as strong as that made with the conventional arbutin.
The whitening effect is stronger than the one given by other whitening substances such as arbutin and hydroquinone.
 
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