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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLANINE

From solan(um) + -ine².
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLANINE

solanine  [ˈsəʊləˌnaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLANINE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Solanine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOLANINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

solanine

Solanine

Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family, such as the potato and the tomato. It can occur naturally in any part of the plant, including the leaves, fruit, and tubers. Solanine has fungicidal and pesticidal properties, and it is one of the plant's natural defenses. Solanine was first isolated in 1820 from the berries of the European black nightshade, after which it was named.

Definition of solanine in the English dictionary

The definition of solanine in the dictionary is a poisonous alkaloid found in various solanaceous plants, including potatoes which have gone green through exposure to light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLANINE


arginine
ˈɑːdʒɪˌnaɪn
asinine
ˈæsɪˌnaɪn
benign
bɪˈnaɪn
buteonine
ˈbjuːtɪəʊˌnaɪn
canine
ˈkeɪnaɪn
falconine
ˈfɔːlkəˌnaɪn
Fescennine
ˈfɛsɪˌnaɪn
hominine
ˈhɒmɪˌnaɪn
leonine
ˈliːəˌnaɪn
nine
naɪn
nine-nine-nine
ˈnaɪnˈnaɪnˈnaɪn
oscinine
ˈɒsɪˌnaɪn
pavonine
ˈpævəˌnaɪn
pennine
ˈpɛnaɪn
pyronine
ˈpaɪrəʊˌnaɪn
ranine
ˈreɪˌnaɪn
saponine
ˈsæpəˌnaɪn
saturnine
ˈsætəˌnaɪn
vespertilionine
ˌvɛspəˈtɪlɪəˌnaɪn
vireonine
ˈvɪrɪəʊˌnaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLANINE

solacer
solacious
solah
solan
solan goose
Solana
Solana Madariaga
solanaceous
soland
solander
solano
solanum
solar
solar apex
solar battery
solar calendar
solar cell
solar collector
solar conjunction
solar constant

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLANINE

adenine
alanine
conine
cotinine
creatinine
cyanine
feminine
guanine
methionine
mezzanine
on cloud nine
phenylalanine
phthalocyanine
quinine
safranine
sixty-nine
strychnine
threonine
triiodothyronine
unfeminine

Synonyms and antonyms of solanine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «solanine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLANINE

Find out the translation of solanine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of solanine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solanine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

龙葵素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solanina
570 millions of speakers

English

solanine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

solanine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سولانين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соланин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solanina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

solanine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solanine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Solanine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Solanin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソラニン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

솔라닌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Solanine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

solanine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோலனின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॉलनइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

solanine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solanina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

solanina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соланін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

solanina
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σολανίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

solanien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solanin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solanine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of solanine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLANINE»

The term «solanine» is normally little used and occupies the 124.375 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLANINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about solanine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLANINE»

Discover the use of solanine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solanine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Phytochemical Methods A Guide to Modern Techniques of Plant ...
Other suitable plant sources include potato berries or sprouts (for solanine), unripe tomatoes (for tomatine), Berberis root (for berberine), broom or laburnum seeds (for cytisine), Atropa belladonna berries (for atropine) and hemlock (for coniine) ...
Jeffrey B. Harborne, 1998
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Food Safety and Toxicity
The most potent inhibitors are found in potatoes, and of these the most active component is the glycoalkaloid solanine. The toxicity of solanine has been the subject of extensive study. Oral administration results primarily in gastrointestinal and ...
John De Vries, 1996
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Toxicants of Plant Origin: Alkaloids
solanine injected into the bloodstream may be due to cholinesterase inhibition, while the lesser effects of orally administered a-solanine could reflect its poor adsorption from the gastrointestinal tract.1'1-"10 Nishie et al.1" found a-solanine to ...
Peter R. Cheeke, 1989
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Toxicity of Houseplants
Solanine-induced delta waves in the EEG were presumed to be indicative of increased intracranial pressure in rabbits.18 Headache and increased ICP were reported in a fatal case in a child.24 Extracts of the leaves, branches, and fruit of S.
Spoerke, Susan C. Smolinske, 1990
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Toxicants Occurring Naturally in Foods
Most workers have analyzed toxicity on the basis of the alkaloid solanine ( present in the greatest amount), although there is a poor correlation between the anticholinesterase activity of potatoes and the solanine content.98 Nishie et al. found ...
‎1973
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Handbook of Plant and Fungal Toxicants
"0This inhibitor was later shown to be a-solanine.1" Toxicity is now known to result from anticholinesterase activity affecting the central nervous system and membrane disruption activity which affects the digestive system and general body ...
J. P. Felix D'Mello, 1997
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The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health
588 solanine In 2001 a team of U.S. researchers published an article in the British medical journal Lancet linking soft drink consumption among children and adolescents with the rise in obesity rates among U.S. teens. The researchers found ...
Robert A. Ronzio, 2003
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7th Asian-Pacific Conference on Medical and Biological ...
Study of Solanine on Mitochondrion in HepG2 Cell Shiyong Gao, Yubin Ji, Chenfeng Ji, Xiang Zou Postdoctoral Research Station, The Institute of Materia Medica, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, Heilongjiang Province, P.R. of ...
Yi Peng, Xiaohong Weng, 2008
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Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
It is the biologically active aglycone of solanine, q.v. solanine (solatunine). an extremely toxic alkaloid and steroid glycoside, C45H73NO15, found in a number of species of Solanum and Lycopersi- con. Solanine, which is not readily absorbed, ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
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Analyzing Food for Nutrition Labeling and Hazardous Contaminants
The common potato, Solanum tuberosum, contains primarily a-solanine and a- chaconine in the total glycoalkaloid fraction (112,113) (Fig. 7). Solanidine is the aglycone in both solanine and chaconine, but the side chain sugars differ. Solanine ...
Ike Jeon, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLANINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solanine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Silverleaf nightshade dangerous to cattle
The toxin present in this plant is solanine. All parts of the plant are toxic, including the fruit, at all stages of maturity. Particular emphasis should be made to limit ... «Enid News & Eagle, May 15»
2
Note to Small Farms: Keep Food Safety Front and Center When …
The poisonous ingredient of concern in these toxins is Solanine, which can be very toxic to humans even in small amounts. It's inside the potato as well as on the ... «Food Safety News, Mar 15»
3
Can Cats Eat Potatoes? How About Sweet Potatoes?
Immature, the potato plant, including the green skin of the unripened vegetable, contains a chemical called solanine. Solanine is present throughout the growing ... «Catster, Feb 15»
4
6 Foods You Should Not Eat Raw
Brinjal contains a compound called solanine. The characteristics of solanine poisoning are nuerological and gastrointestinal and the symptoms - vomiting, ... «BoldSky, Dec 14»
5
Parts of some garden plants can be poisonous
But green parts of potatoes have a high concentration of a very poisonous substance called solanine, which if consumed in enough quantity, generally more ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Nov 14»
6
Gene responsible for cholesterol production could lead to potatoes …
Figure 1: Elevated levels of steroidal glycoalkaloid toxins like solanine occur in the sprouts and green skins of germinating potatoes. Credit: Thinkstock/iStock/ ... «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
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Garden Q&A: Green potatoes can make you sick
Answer: Potatoes that are exposed to sunlight produce both chlorophyll and solanine, a glycoalkaloid poison found in differing amounts in many members of the ... «Tribune-Review, Nov 14»
8
Health Benefits Of Tomato
Solanine is tomatoes' natural defense and is found in the green portions of tomatoes. ... should always be consumed when fully ripe and devoid of solanine. «Fiji Sun Online, Nov 14»
9
Root cellar would be the perfect place for potatoes
Overexposure to light can cause a buildup of solanine, an alkaloid that potatoes naturally produce to repel insects. Light also causes an increase in chlorophyll, ... «Marion Star, Nov 14»
10
The Potato That Killed!
One of these glycoalkaloids is solanine. Solanine generally collects in the stems, leaves, and eyes of the potato. A little does no harm, but too much cause ... «io9, Sep 14»

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