SOLANIN
\sˈɒlɐnˌɪn], \sˈɒlɐnˌɪn], \s_ˈɒ_l_ɐ_n_ˌɪ_n]\
Definitions of SOLANIN
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A saponinlike alkaloidal glucosid, (C42H75NO19), occurring in many species of Solanum and in potatoes under bad conditions of storage, e. g., bad cellars. It is poisonous and on decomposition yields solanidin, which is also poisonous, but less so than s.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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