Chem. Also -ine. [f. L. līnum flax + -IN1.] A crystallizable bitter principle obtained from Linum catharticum (Purging Flax).
1852. Brande, Dict. Sci., etc., Suppl., Linine.
1865. Watts, Dict. Chem., III. 700. Linin melts and decomposes when heated.
