saponin
English
Etymology
Noun
saponin (plural saponins)
- (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 111:
- “Saponins aren't absorbed by the intestines. You've got to get the stuff into the blood.”
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 111:
Derived terms
Translations
steroid glycoside