SAPOGENIN


Meaning of SAPOGENIN in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary saponin + -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

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