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Definition of: parillin
(pə·ril′in) noun Biochem.
A white crystalline saponin of variable composition, contained in sarsaparilla root, and to which the drug owes its medicinal qualities: often called smilacin. Also pa·ril·lic acid (pə·ril′ik). [<Sp. parrilla, dim. of parra a vine + -IN]
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