Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to sinapin or sinapic acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of or pertaining to sinapine; specifically, designating an acid (C11H12O5) related to gallic acid, and obtained by the decomposition of sinapine, as a white crystalline substance.
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- adjective organic chemistry relating to
sinapic acid or its derivatives
Etymologies
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Examples
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When boiled with baryta water, sinapine decomposes into sinapic acid, C_ {11} H_ {12} O_ {5}, and choline,
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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