sinapine
Meanings
noun
- An alkaloidal amine found in seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, syns. Rhamphospermum nigrum, Sinapis erysimoides, Sinapis tetraedra, etc.), considered a choline ester of sinapic acid.
Word forms
Etymology
Latin sinapi, sinapis (“mustard”), Ancient Greek: compare French sinapine.
Synonyms
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