DIOSGENIN

Meaning of DIOSGENIN in English

n. synthetic female hormone

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DIOSGENIN — ˌdīˌäzˈjenə̇n, dīˈäzjən- noun ( -s ) Etymology: dios- (from New Latin Dioscorea ) + -genin : a crystalline steroid sapogenin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIOSGENIN — /duy'oz jen"in, duy oz"jeuh nin/ , n. Biochem. a crystalline compound, C 27 H 42 O 3 , the aglycone …
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DIOSGENIN — [ dʌɪ'ɒsdʒənɪn ] ■ noun Chemistry a steroid compound obtained from Mexican yams and used in the synthesis of steroid …
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TESTOSTERONE — I. teˈstästəˌrōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: test is + -o- + ster ol + -one : an androgenic hormone …
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SAPOGENIN — ˌsapəˈjenə̇n; səˈpäjənə̇n, -ˌnēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sapo nin + -genin : the nonsugar portion of …
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PREGNENOLONE — pregˈnēn ə lˌōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pregnene + -ol + -one : a crystalline unsaturated …
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DIOSCIN — /duy os"in/ , n. Biochem. a saponin, found in Mexican yams, that on hydrolysis produces diosgenin, glucose, and rhamnose. [ …
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TESTOSTERONE
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STEROID
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SAPONIN — any of numerous substances, occurring in plants, that form stable foams with water, including the constituents of digitalis and squill …
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SAPOGENIN — any of a class of organic compounds occurring in many species of plants as derivatives of the steroid and the …
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