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- Latin · derived fromsinapi
- English todaysinapine
Latin sinapi, sinapis (“mustard”), Ancient Greek: compare French sinapine.
Words from the same roots
Latinsinapi all →
senvysinaminesinapinicsinapism
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sinapine
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Latin sinapi