sinalbin

American

[si-nal-bin] / sɪˈnæl bɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 3 0 H 4 2 N 2 O 1 5 S 2 , found in the seeds of the white mustard.

Etymology

Origin of sinalbin

1870–75; < Latin sin ( āpi ) mustard (< Greek sínāpi ) + alb ( um ) white ( see alb) + -in ²

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Sinalbin Glucose Sinalbin mustard oil Sinapin acid sulfate The sinalbin mustard oil may be represented by the formula .

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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