Word of the Day:
saponin
What It Means
Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.
Saponin in Context
“Soapnuts are the dried fruit of a tree called Sapindus mukorossi (Chinese Soapberry) and contain saponin, a natural surfactant that foams just like soap.”
Did You Know?
From sapon- + -in.
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