Word Study

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[2x]

: S Sè Sé S- S. S/ Sa Sb Sc Sd Se Sf Sg Sh Si Sj Sk Sl Sm Sn So Sp Sq Sr Ss St Su Sv Sw Sy Sz

Table of Contents POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

saponin

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

sap=o=nin

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun saponin has 1 sense

saponin(n = noun.substance) - any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers;

is a kind of

glucoside

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

saponin, n. [L. sapo, -onis soap: cf. F. saponine.].

A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort (Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark (Quillaia), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder, which occasions a soapy lather in solution, and produces a local anæsthesia. Formerly called also struthiin, quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type. [1913 Webster]

top

OXFORD DICTIONARY

saponin, n. any of a group of plant glycosides, esp. those derived from the bark of the tree Quillaja saponaria, that foam when shaken with water and are used in detergents and fire extinguishers.

Etymology

F saponine f. L sapo -onis soap

For further exploring for "saponin" in Webster Dictionary Online