sinapine
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin sinapi, sinapis (“mustard”), Ancient Greek: compare French sinapine.
Noun
[edit]sinapine (plural sinapines)
- (organic chemistry) An alkaloidal amine found in seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, syns. Sinapis erysimoides, Sinapis tetraedra), considered a choline ester of sinapic acid.