sinalbin

noun

sin·​al·​bin

sə̇ˈnalbə̇n

plural -s

: a bitter crystalline glucoside C₃₀H₄₂N₂O₁₅S₂ in white mustard seeds that on hydrolysis by myrosin yields glucose, sinapine hydrogen sulfate, and the yellow irritant mustard oil para-hydroxy-benzyl isothiocyanate

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sin- (from Latin sinapis mustard) + Latin alba (feminine of albus white) + International Scientific Vocabulary -in

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