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sinapine(dictionary)

upswing (iou) and sinapine (medicine)


upswing (iou)



upswing noun. E20.
[from UP- + SWING noun1.]
Golf. = back-swing s.v. BACK-. rare. E20.
(A period marked by) an upward trend, esp. in economic conditions. M20.

sinapine (medicine)


sinapine
<chemistry> An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition.

Origin: L. Sinapi, sinapis, mustard, Gr., cf. F. Sinapine.

Source: Websters Dictionary