Definitions
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- noun organic chemistry Any of a class of
alkaloid glycosides , most of which are poisonous
Etymologies
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Examples
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Potatoes, for example, are chock full of vitamins when the skin is left on (just avoid anything that has already begun to sprout or places where the skin is green – this signifies a high glycoalkaloid content, which is toxic!)
Make The Most Of Imperfect Produce | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Potatoes, for example, are chock full of vitamins when the skin is left on just avoid anything that has already begun to sprout or places where the skin is green – this signifies a high glycoalkaloid content, which is toxic!
Make The Most Of Imperfect Produce | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The district court found that a seller of the supposed cancer treatments BeneFin (shark cartilage) and SkinAnswer (glycoalkaloid) had committed misbranding and false advertising in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
Shark cartilage Rebecca Tushnet 2005
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The district court found that a seller of the supposed cancer treatments BeneFin (shark cartilage) and SkinAnswer (glycoalkaloid) had committed misbranding and false advertising in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
Archive 2005-11-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2005
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[6] The unripened berries and the leaves are especially poisonous because they contain the glycoalkaloid solanine as well as the tropane alkaloids scopolamine (hyoscine) and hyoscyamine
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(just avoid anything that has already begun to sprout or places where the skin is green - this signifies a high glycoalkaloid content, which is toxic!)
Lifehacker Jason Fitzpatrick 2010
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