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sinapine

sinapine noun: an alkaloidal amine found in seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, syns. Rhamphospermum nigrum, Sinapis erysimoides, Sinapis tetraedra, etc.), considered a choline ester of sinapic acid.

Noun

sinapine (countable and uncountable, plural sinapines)

  1. An alkaloidal amine found in seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, syns. Rhamphospermum nigrum, Sinapis erysimoides, Sinapis tetraedra, etc.), considered a choline ester of sinapic acid.
    Synonyms:
    sinapoylcholine

Synonyms of sinapine

Forms of sinapine

pluralsinapines
alternative formsinapin

Origin of sinapine

Latin sinapi, sinapis (“mustard”), Ancient Greek: compare French sinapine.

Questions about sinapine

What does sinapine mean?
Sinapine means an alkaloidal amine found in seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, syns. Rhamphospermum nigrum, Sinapis erysimoides, Sinapis tetraedra, etc.), considered a choline ester of sinapic acid.
What part of speech is sinapine?
Sinapine is a noun.
What is the plural of sinapine?
The plural of sinapine is sinapines.

Words near sinapine in the dictionary

  1. sinapic
  2. sinapic acid
  3. sinapin
  4. sinapinate
  5. sinapinates
  6. sinapine
  7. sinapines
  8. sinapinic
  9. sinapinic acid
  10. sinapisin
  11. sinapism

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