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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOLANINE

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

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

solanine

so la nine |ˈsōləˌnēn, -nin ˈsoʊlənin | ▶noun Chemistry a poisonous compound that is present in green potatoes and in related plants. It is a steroid glycoside of the saponin group. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from the genus name Solanum + -ine 4 .

Oxford Dictionary

solanine

solanine |ˈsɒləniːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a poisonous compound which is present in green potatoes and in related plants. It is a steroid glycoside of the saponin group. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from the genus name Solanum + -ine 4 .