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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: sinapoylcholine
Antonyms: none provided
History
Latin sinapi, sinapis (“mustard”), Ancient Greek: compare French sinapine.
