solanine

/ (ˈsəʊləˌnaɪn) /

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noun

a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light

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Word Origin for solanine

C19: from solan (um) + -ine ²

Words nearby solanine

solace, solan, Solana, solanaceous, solander, solanine, solanum, solar, solar activity, solar apex, solar battery

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Example sentences from the Web for solanine

From very dilute alcoholic solutions (and especially with slow cooling) solanine may be obtained in crystals.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Solanine will stand boiling with strongly alkaline solutions without decomposition; but dilute acids, on warming, hydrolyse.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Sodic phosphate gives a crystalline precipitate of solanine phosphate, if added to a solution of solanine sulphate.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Mature healthy potatoes appear to contain no solanine, but from 150 grms.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

Solanine is soluble in 8000 parts of boiling water, 4000 parts of ether, 500 parts of cold, and 125 of boiling alcohol.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

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