SAPONIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saponin mean? 

• SAPONIN (noun)
  The noun SAPONIN has 1 sense:

1. any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers

  Familiarity information: SAPONIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAPONIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("saponin" is a kind of...):

glucoside (a glycoside derived from glucose)

 Context examples 

The composition of the agent includes amino acids, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, isoflavones, and saponins.

(Lactobacillus Fermented Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic saponin, chemically identical to the natural saponin QS-21, with immunoadjuvant activity.

(Immunoadjuvant QS-DG, NCI Thesaurus)

The root contains steroidal saponins and glycosides such as chamaelirin, helonin and diosgenin, and the fatty acids oleic, linoleic, and stearic acid.

(Chamaelirium luteum Root, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains a complex mixture of saponins, ginsenosides and panaxosides.

(Asian Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains a complex mixture of saponin glycosides, also known as ginsenosides or panaxosides.

(American Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)

Guarana supplement contains various phytochemicals, including caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, tannins, saponins, catechins, epicatechins, proanthocyanidols and other compounds in minor concentrations.

(Guarana Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

A semi-synthetic triterpene glycoside, derived from the naturally occurring saponins.

(GPI-0100, NCI Thesaurus)

A purified, natural saponin isolated from the soapbark tree Quillaja saponaria Molina with potential immunoadjuvant activity.

(Immunoadjuvant OPT-821, NCI Thesaurus)

The Largetrifoliolious bugbane rhizome supplement contains total saponins, including phytoestrogens that can modulate estrogen receptor signaling.

(Largetrifoliolious Bugbane Rhizome Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

Blue cohosh root contains a variety of compounds, including the alkaloid N-methylcytisine and the saponin caulosaponin.

(Blue Cohosh Root, NCI Thesaurus)