DIOSCIN


Meaning of DIOSCIN in English

/duy os"in/ , n. Biochem.

a saponin, found in Mexican yams, that on hydrolysis produces diosgenin, glucose, and rhamnose.

[ Diosc ( orea ) (see DIOSGENIN) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .