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/ˈsæpənɪn/ · noun
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth..
“Saponins aren't absorbed by the intestines. You've got to get the stuff into the blood.”
Soapnuts are the dried fruit of a tree called Sapindus mukorossi (Chinese Soapberry) and contain saponin, a natural surfactant that foams just like soap.
Use saponin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Saponin means (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Saponins aren't absorbed by the intestines. You've got to get the stuff into the blood.”
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