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- Sinapis - n. - A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called Brassica.
- Sinapisin - n. - A substance extracted from mustard seed and probably identical with sinalbin.
- Sinapism - n. - A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed. It is a powerful irritant.
- Sinalbin - n. - A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
- Sinigrin - n. - A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.