sinapine

English

Alternative forms

• sinapin

Etymology

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

Noun

sinapine (countable and uncountable, plural sinapines)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.

   Synonym: sinapoylcholine

Anagrams

• spaniine