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jalapin

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

/ ˈdʒæl ə pɪn, ˈdʒɑ lə- /

noun

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

Origin of jalapin

1825–35; < New Latin jalāp(a) jalap + -in²

Words nearby jalapin

jalalabad, jalandhar, jalap, jalapa, jalapeño, jalapin, jalee, jalisco, jalopy, jalor, jalouse

Example sentences from the Web for jalapin

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

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 |Various
Jalapin or scammonin, C34H56O16, occurs in scammony; it hydrolyses to glucose and jalapinolic acid.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 |Various