solanidine

noun

so·​lan·​i·​dine

sōˈlanəˌdēn,

-də̇n

variants or less commonly solanidine-t

sometimes capitalized T

: a crystalline steroidal alkaloid C₂₇H₄₃NO obtained especially by hydrolysis of solanine and also occurring with it naturally

Word History

Etymology

solanidine International Scientific Vocabulary solanine + -idine; solanidine-t from solanine + -idine + -t (as in solanine-t)

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