Malay Meaning of saponin
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Definitions and Meaning of saponin in English
saponin (n)
any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
saponin (n.)
A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort (Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark (Quillaia), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder, which occasions a soapy lather in solution, and produces a local anaesthesia. Formerly called also struthiin, quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type.
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saponin
any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiersA poisonous glu
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saponifying => mensaponkan, saponify => menjamakkan, saponifier => penyabon, saponified => bersabun, saponification => penghidrolisis,
