sarsaparillin

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Etymology[edit]

sarsaparilla +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

sarsaparillin (uncountable)

  1. (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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