Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A glucoside obtained from the Solanum Dulcamara or bittersweet, forming a yellow, transparent, resinous mass, readily soluble in alcohol, sparingly so in ether, and very slightly soluble in water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (
Solanum Dulcamara ), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably occasions the compound taste. Seebittersweet , 3(a).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
glucoside extracted from thebittersweet (Solanum dulcamara).
Etymologies
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dulcamara + -in
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