sinapine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sinapine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sinapine

[ n.]

- An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition.

Nearby Words:

sin sinaic sinaitic sinalbin sinamine sinapate sinapic sinapis sinapisin sinapism

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