See Also:

solanine (iou) and CUL DE SAC (law)


solanine (iou)



solanine noun. . M19.
[French, formed as SOLANUM + -INE5.]
Chemistry. A poisonous steroid glycoside of the saponin group present in many solanaceous plants.
solanidine noun a steroid alkaloid which is the aglycone of solanine M19.

CUL DE SAC (law)


CUL DE SAC. This is a French phrase, which signifies, literally, the bottom of a bag, and, figuratively, a street not open at both ends. It seems not to of a bag, and, figuratively, a street not open at both ends. It seems not to be settled whether a cul de sac is to be considered a highway. See 1 Campb. be settled whether a cul de sac is to be considered a highway. See 1 Campb. R. 260; 11 East, R. 376, note; 5 Taunt. R. 137; 5 B.