Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crystalline glucoside, C19H22O11, or C21H24O12, found in Saponaria officinalis. It melts at 231° C. and gives a blue color with sodium.

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  • Two major flavonoids in barley grass, saponarin and lutonarin, are potent antioxidants.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

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