The Collaborative International Dictionary
Syntonin \Syn"to*nin\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? stretched tight, intense.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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.
Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete protein English) A form of fibrin found in muscle tissue, or produced by the action of acids on myosin
Usage examples of "syntonin".
Drosera, 5 Spectroscope, its power compared with that of Drosera, 170 Starch, action of, on Drosera, 78, 126 Stein, on Aldrovanda, 321 Strontium, salts of, action on Drosera, 183 Strychnine, salts of, action on Drosera, 199 Sugar, solution of, action of, on Drosera, 78 , , inducing aggregation in Drosera, 51 Sulphuric ether, action on Drosera, 219 , on Dionaea, 304 Syntonin, its action on Drosera, 102 T.
Syntonin and legumin excite the leaves so powerfully and quickly that there can hardly be a doubt that both would be dissolved by the secretion.