sinistrin

== English == === Alternative forms === sinistrine === Etymology === Latin sinister (“left”), because it is levorotatory. === Noun === sinistrin (uncountable) (organic chemistry) A slimy polysaccharide extracted from squill. === References === “sinistrin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.