Definition of Syntonin

1. n. A proteid substance (acid albumin) formed from the albuminous matter of muscle by the action of dilute acids; -- formerly called musculin. See Acid albumin, under Albumin.

Definition of Syntonin

1. Noun. (obsolete protein) A form of fibrin found in muscle tissue, or produced by the action of acids on myosin ¹

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Definition of Syntonin

1. a substance similar to fibrin [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Syntonin

synthetized
synthetizes
synthetizing
syntheton
synthon
synthone
synthones
synthons
synthpop
synthpops
synths
synthy
syntomy
syntonic
syntonies
syntonin (current term)
syntonins
syntonization
syntonize
syntony
syntopical
syntopicon
syntroph
syntrophic
syntrophin
syntrophins
syntrophs
syntrophy
syntropic
syntropy

Literary usage of Syntonin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1871)
"Discovered by Liebig ; named by Lehmann. Kühne showed that syntonin does not exist ready-formed in fresh alkaline muscular fibre, but is formed from the ..."

2. Official and Provisional Methods of Analysis by Association of Offical Analytical Chemists (U.S.). Committee on Revision of Methods, Harvey Washington Wiley (1910)
"If only a small amount of syntonin is precipitated, separate it with an ordinary filter, wash with water, and determine its nitrogen content by means of the ..."

3. A Practical Handbook of Medical Chemistry Applied to Clinical Research and by William Houston Greene (1880)
"dilute hydrochloric acid dissolves myosin, converting it into syntonin. ... syntonin, which has also been described under the names ..."

4. Wöhler's Outlines of Organic Chemistry by Friedrich Wöhler, Ira Remsen, Rudolph Fittig (1873)
"Water precipitates a compound of syntonin with hydrochloric acid from these solutions. ... which converts the myosin into syntonin, and dissolves it. ..."

5. Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin (1895)
"... its digestion arrested by alkalies, recommences by the addition of an acid — Meat—Fibrin — syntonin — Areolar tissue — Cartilage — Fibro-cartilage—Bone ..."

6. Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin (1875)
"... recommences by the addition of an acid — Meat — Fibrin — syntonin — Areolar tissue — Cartilage — Fibro-cartilage—Bone—Enamel and dentine—Phosphate of ..."

7. The Histology and Histochemistry of Man by Heinrich Frey (1875)
"... substances" to form coagulated fibrin, the alkalies, which previously held them in solution, are set free. § 12. Myosin Muscle-Fibrin, or syntonin. ..."

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