sinapine

[sin-uh-pahyn, -pin]

noun Chemistry.

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

Origin of sinapine

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

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