solasonine

noun

so·las·o·nine

səˈlasəˌnēn,

ˌsäləˈsōˌn-,

-nə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glycosidic alkaloid C₄₅H₇₃NO₁₆ obtained from several solanaceous plants (such as Solanum sodomaeum) and closely related to solanine but yielding solasodine on hydrolysis

called also solanine-S

Word History

Etymology

solaso- (from New Latin Solanum sodomaeum, from Solanum + sodomaeum, neuter of sodomaeus of Sodom, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom, from Greek) + solanine