Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A glucoside obtained from
Syringa vulgaris . It is crystalline, tasteless, neutral in reaction, and soluble in hot water and in alcohol.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark of the lilac (
Syringa ) and extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called alsolilacin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
glucoside found in thebark of thelilac (Syringa) and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Etymologies
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Syringa + -in
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