jalapin

[ jal-uh-pin, jah-luh- ]

noun

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

Origin of jalapin

¹

1825–35; <New Latin jalāp(a) jalap + -in²

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How to use jalapin in a sentence

jalapin or scammonin, C34H56O16, occurs in scammony; it hydrolyses to glucose and jalapinolic acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 | Various
The chief constituents of jalap resin are two glucosides—convolvulin and jalapin—sugar, starch and gum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 | Various

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