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Sinalbin
- - A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Sinamine
- - A bitter white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly from oil of mustard and ammonia; -- called also allyl melamine.
Sinapate
- - A salt of sinapic acid.
Sinapine
- - An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition.
Sinapism
- noun - a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
Sinciput
- noun - the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)
Sinclair
- noun - English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940)
- United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
Sine Die
- adverb - without a date fixed (as of an adjournment)
Sinecure
- noun - a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
- an office that involves minimal duties
Sinequan
- noun - a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)