saponin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsæpənɪn/
Etymology
From sapon- + -in.
Meanings
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Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.
Soapnuts are the dried fruit of a tree called Sapindus mukorossi (Chinese Soapberry) and contain saponin, a natural surfactant that foams just like soap.
2015, Beth Terry, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:“Saponins aren't absorbed by the intestines. You've got to get the stuff into the blood.”
1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 111:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saponins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anemarsaponin · agapanthussaponin · hederasaponin · kalopanaxsaponin · timosaponin · asparasaponin · anemarrhenasaponin · polypodasaponin · asterosaponin · soyasaponin · agavasaponin · xilingsaponin · asteriosaponin · pingpeisaponin · cantalasaponin · saikosaponin · xiebaisaponin · convallasaponin · tribulosaponin · diospolysaponin · phytosaponin · onjisaponin · floribundasaponin · theasaponin · hellebosaponin · brodiosaponin · parisaponin · yayoisaponin · sarsasaponin
Translations (14)
cmn 皂苷 (steroid glycoside) · pl saponina (steroid glycoside) · ru сапони́н (steroid glycoside) · fi saponiini (steroid glycoside) · tr saponin (steroid glycoside) · io saponino (steroid glycoside) · pt saponina (steroid glycoside) · it saponina (steroid glycoside) · es saponina (steroid glycoside) · fr saponine (steroid glycoside) · ca saponina (steroid glycoside) · kk сапонин (steroid glycoside) · cmn 皂素 (steroid glycoside) · eo saponino (steroid glycoside)