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jalapin

[ jal-uh-pin, jah-luh- ]

noun

  1. a resin that is one of the purgative principles of jalap.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jalapin1

1825–35; < New Latin jalāp ( a ) jalap + -in 2

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Example Sentences

Jalapin or scammonin, C34H56O16, occurs in scammony; it hydrolyses to glucose and jalapinolic acid.

The chief constituents of jalap resin are two glucosides—convolvulin and jalapin—sugar, starch and gum.

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