transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsa-pə-ˈje-nən, sə-ˈpä-jə-nən ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sapo nin + -genin (compound formed from another compound)
Date: circa 1862
: a nonsugar portion of a saponin that is typically obtained by hydrolysis, has either a complex terpenoid or a steroidal structure, and in the latter case forms a practicable starting point in the synthesis of steroid hormones