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Sinigrin :: 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..

Sinapism :: 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..

Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; -- said of a blister, poultice, etc..

Attrahent :: Attrahent (n.) A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism..

Sinapisin :: Sinapisin (n.) A substance extracted from mustard seed and probably identical with sinalbin.

Sinalbin :: Sinalbin (n.) A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance..

Draught :: Draught (n.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet..

Mustard :: Mustard (n.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B. Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum)..

Sinapis :: Sinapis (n.) A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called Brassica.

Charlock :: Charlock (n.) A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock..

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