potassium myronate
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potassium myronate — /muy reuh nayt /, Chem. sinigrin. [1895 1900; < Gk mýron perfume + ATE2] * * * … Universalium
potassium myronate — n. (Chemistry) sinigrin, colorless crystalline compound found in black mustard seeds and horseradish root … English contemporary dictionary
potassium myronate — /muy reuh nayt /, Chem. sinigrin. [1895 1900; < Gk mýron perfume + ATE2] … Useful english dictionary
sinigrin — /sin i grin/, n. Chem. a colorless, crystalline, water soluble solid, KC10H16NO9S2·H2O, found chiefly in the seeds of the black mustard, that deters some insect predators. Also called potassium myronate. [1875 80; < NL Sin(apis n)igr(a) species… … Universalium
mustard — 1. The dried ripe seeds of Brassica alba (white m.) and B. nigra (black m.) (family Cruciferae). 2. SYN: m. gas. [O.Fr. moustarde, fr. L. mustum, must] black m. the dried ripe seed of Brassica nigra or of B. juncea; it is the source of allyl… … Medical dictionary
sinigrin — sin·i·grin sin i grin n a crystalline glucoside C10H16KNO9S2 found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra) from which allyl isothiocyanate is obtained compare MUSTARD OIL (1) * * * sin·i·grin (sinґĭ grin) potassium myronate, a… … Medical dictionary
sinigrin — n. potassium myronate, colorless crystalline compound found in black mustard seeds and horseradish root (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
