sinapine

[ sin-uh-pahyn, -pin ]
/ ˈsɪn əˌpaɪn, -pɪn /

noun Chemistry.

an alkaloid, C16H25NO5, found in the seeds of the black mustard.

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Origin of sinapine

1830–40; < Latin sināp(i) mustard (< Greek sínāpi) + -ine2

Words nearby sinapine

sinal, sinalbin, sinaloa, sinan, sinanthropus, sinapine, sinapism, sinarquist, sinatra, sinbad, since
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