Solanine Definition

sōlə-nēn, -nĭn
noun
A complex glycosidic alkaloid, C45H73NO15, found in potato sprouts and various plants of the nightshade family.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family.

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Origin of Solanine

  • French from Latin sōlānum nightshade from sōl sun sāwel- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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