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sarsasaponin

sarsasaponin noun: a saponin spirostan-3-yl 6-deoxyhexopyranosyl-(1->4)-[hexopyranosyl-(1->2)]-[hexopyranosyl-(1->6)]hexopyranoside present in the root of sarsaparilla.

Noun

sarsasaponin (uncountable)

  1. A saponin spirostan-3-yl 6-deoxyhexopyranosyl-(1->4)-[hexopyranosyl-(1->2)]-[hexopyranosyl-(1->6)]hexopyranoside present in the root of sarsaparilla

Questions about sarsasaponin

What does sarsasaponin mean?
Sarsasaponin means a saponin spirostan-3-yl 6-deoxyhexopyranosyl-(1->4)-[hexopyranosyl-(1->2)]-[hexopyranosyl-(1->6)]hexopyranoside present in the root of sarsaparilla.
What part of speech is sarsasaponin?
Sarsasaponin is a noun.

Words near sarsasaponin in the dictionary

  1. sarsaparillin
  2. Sarsar
  3. Sarsars
  4. sarsas
  5. sarsasapogenin
  6. sarsasaponin
  7. Sarsden
  8. Sarsden Halt
  9. Sarsden stone
  10. Sarsden stones
  11. Sarsdens

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