sarsaparillin
English
Etymology
sarsaparilla + -in
Noun
sarsaparillin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the roots of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc. and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
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