(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:09:14

Sin"i*grin (?), n. [From NL. Sinapis nigra.] Chem.

A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.

 

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