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Saponin

noun
1.
Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers.





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... the following substances: An essential oil 4.675; a green waxy material which melts at 51, a resin, a gum and saponin. The essential oil is (almost) identical with that of anise from which it is impossible to distinguish it chemically. The only difference is that the former has a blander odor and solidifies at 1.25 instead of 10, as does the ...
— The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines • T. H. Pardo de Tavera


Words linked to "Saponin" :   glucoside


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