SOLANINE

Etymology

Noun

solanine (countable and uncountable, plural solanines)

(organic compound) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.

Anagrams

• Leonians

Source: Wiktionary

Sol"a*nine, n. Etym: [L. solanum nightshade.] (Chem.)

Definition: A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia, and solanina.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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