sinistrin
English
editEtymology
editLatin sinister left, because it is levorotatory.
Noun
editsinistrin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A slimy polysaccharide extracted from squill.
References
edit- “sinistrin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.