jalapin

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jalapin¹

1825–35; < New Latin jalāp ( a ) jalap + -in ²

Example Sentences

Jalapin or scammonin, C34H56O16, occurs in scammony; it hydrolyses to glucose and jalapinolic acid.

From Project Gutenberg

The active principle in aloes is aloin; of jalap, jalapin; of white hellebore, veratria; and of colchicum, colchicin.

From Project Gutenberg