Sinistrin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sinistrin \Sin"is*trin\ (s[i^]n"[i^]s*tr[i^]n), n. [L. sinister
     left.] (Chem.)
     A mucilaginous carbohydrate, resembling achroodextrin,
     extracted from squill as a colorless amorphous substance; --
     so called because it is levorotatory.
     [1913 Webster]