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sarsaparillin

sarsaparillin noun: a glucoside resembling saponin, found in the roots of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc. and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

Noun

sarsaparillin (uncountable)

  1. A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the roots of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc. and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

Synonyms of sarsaparillin

Origin of sarsaparillin

From sarsaparilla + -in.

Questions about sarsaparillin

What does sarsaparillin mean?
Sarsaparillin means a glucoside resembling saponin, found in the roots of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc. and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
What part of speech is sarsaparillin?
Sarsaparillin is a noun.

Words near sarsaparillin in the dictionary

  1. sarsahis
  2. Sarsai
  3. Sarsai Nawar
  4. sarsaparilla
  5. sarsaparillas
  6. sarsaparillin
  7. Sarsar
  8. Sarsars
  9. sarsas
  10. sarsasapogenin
  11. sarsasaponin

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