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Definition 2025

saponin

saponin

English

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.

Translations

steroid glycoside

Chinese:
Mandarin: 皂苷 ‎(zàogān)
Esperanto: saponino
French: saponine (fr) f
Ido: saponino (io)

Italian: saponina (it) f
Portuguese: saponina (pt) f
Russian: сапони́н (ru) m ‎(saponín)
Spanish: saponina f