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sponin

sponin is the misspelling of saponin.

Meaning of saponin

Noun

saponin (plural saponins)

  1. Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.
    • “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

Questions about sponin

What is sponin the misspelling of?
Sponin is the misspelling of saponin.

Words near sponin in the dictionary

  1. spongs
  2. spongy
  3. spongy body
  4. spongy moth
  5. spongy moths
  6. sponin
  7. sponk
  8. sponsal
  9. sponsee
  10. sponsees
  11. Sponseller

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