n. [ L. solanum nightshade. ] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also
n. [ Aldehyde + the ending -ine. The -n- is a euphonic insertion. ] (Chem.) one of the natural