saponin

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Soap nuts contain saponin, a natural detergent which is used to clean clothes.

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  1. noun Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water, used in detergents, foaming agents, and emulsifiers.

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  • Slide 34: ก ก ก F steroidal saponin [6] F ก 10 F ก ก กF shatavarin I (10) shatavarin IV (7) F กF ก [7] Fก ก ก F ก กF —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Slide 36: steroidal saponin [3] F ก racemoside A (20), racemosied B (21) racemoside C (22) 20. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The herb contains protodioscin, a saponin constituent, which helps combat impotence and also helps with sperm motility, in infertile and sub-fertile men. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The herb also contains protodioscin, a saponin known to improve libido and erectile function in men with impotence and also helps to cure sperm motility in infertile and sub-fertile men. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Action organic lipid solvents, saponin trypsin virus ecthyma contagiosum —  xml's Blinklist.com
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  1. From Latin sāpō, sāpōn-, hair dye, of Germanic origin.

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  1. from Latin sapo(n-), soap, + -in.
 

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/ˈsæpənɪn/
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