sinapine

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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.

Similar
sinapoylcholine
OriginLatin sinapi →
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Meanings

nounsinapine (countable and uncountable, plural sinapines)

plural sinapines · alternative sinapin

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn 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.

    Synonyms: sinapoylcholine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
sinapoylcholine
Also see
sinapoylcholine

Origin

  1. Latinsinapi
  2. Englishsinapine

Latin sinapi, sinapis (“mustard”), Ancient Greek: compare French sinapine.

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Anagrams

spaniine
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APA

sinapine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinapine

MLA

“sinapine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinapine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinapine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinapine.

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