sinapine

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sinapine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sinapine \Sin"a*pine\, n. [L. sinapi, sinapis, mustard, Gr. ???:
     cf. F. sinapine.] (Chem.)
     An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is
     extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white
     crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When
     sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes
     decomposition.
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