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Webster 1913 Edition

Sapogenin

Sa-pog′e-nin

,

Noun.

[

Sapo

nin +

-gen

+

-in

.]

(Chem.)

A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin.

Definition 2024

sapogenin

sapogenin

English

Noun

sapogenin ‎(plural sapogenins)

(organic chemistry) The steroid constituent of the glycoside saponin