Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crystalline compound, C14-H22O2, obtained by saponifying saponin. It melts at 257–260° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry The
steroid constituent of theglycoside saponin
Etymologies
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sapo- + -genin
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Examples
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DEWIDAR, A.M. and EL-MUNAJJED, D. (1970) The steroid sapogenin constituents of Agave americana, A. variegate and Yucca gloriosa.
Chapter 5 1953
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HARDMAN, R. and SOFOWORA, E.A. (1971) Effect of enzymes on the yield of steroidal sapogenin from the epicarp and mesocarp of Balanites aegyptiaca fruit.
Chapter 5 1953
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Pamphlet No. 33, 4 pp. MARTIN, F.W. (1969) The species of Dioscorea containing sapogenin.
Chapter 5 1953
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