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jalapin

American  
[jal-uh-pin, jah-luh-] / ˈdʒæl ə pɪn, ˈdʒɑ lə- /

noun

  1. a resin that is one of the purgative principles of jalap.

Etymology

Origin of jalapin

1825–35; < New Latin jalāp ( a ) jalap + -in 2

Example Sentences

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Jalapin or scammonin, C34H56O16, occurs in scammony; it hydrolyses to glucose and jalapinolic acid.

From Project Gutenberg

The active principle in aloes is aloin; of jalap, jalapin; of white hellebore, veratria; and of colchicum, colchicin.

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