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Definition of: saponin
(sap′ə·nin) noun Biochem.
One of several nearly white amorphous glycosides contained in various plants and characterized by their ability to form emulsions and soapy lathers. Also sap′o·nine (-nēn, -nin). [<F saponine <L sapo, saponis soap + F -ine -INE2]
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