jalapin
/jal-uh-pin, jah-luh-/US // ˈdʒæl ə pɪn, ˈdʒɑ lə- //
墨西哥胡椒
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a resin that is one of the purgative principles of jalap.
Examples
Jalapin or scammonin, C34H56O16, occurs in scammony; it hydrolyses to glucose and jalapinolic acid.
The chief constituents of jalap resin are two glucosides—convolvulin and jalapin—sugar, starch and gum.
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