a complex glycosidic alkaloid, CHNO, found in potato sprouts and various plants of the nightshade family
also so′la·nin
Origin of solanine
French from Classical Latin solanum, nightshade (see solanum) + French -ine, -inesolanine
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solanine
also so·la·nin
noun
A bitter poisonous alkaloid, C45H73NO15, found in potatoes and other plants of the nightshade family. It has narcotic properties and was formerly used to treat epilepsy.
Origin of solanine
French from Latin sōlānum nightshade from sōl sun ; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family.
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solanine - Medical Definition
also solanin (-nĭn)
n.
A bitter poisonous alkaloid, C45H73NO15, found in potatoes and other plants of the nightshade family. It has narcotic properties and was formerly used to treat epilepsy.
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