sinistrin
English
Etymology
Latin sinister left, because it is levorotatory.
Noun
sinistrin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A mucilaginous carbohydrate extracted from squill.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for sinistrin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)