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SAPONIN

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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 Context examples: 

Chickweed tincture contains mucilage, saponins, silica, minerals, vitamins A, B, C and fatty acids.

(Chickweed Tincture, NCI Thesaurus)

A capsule containing the steroidal saponin ginsenoside Rg3 isolated from the root of Panax ginseng, with potential cancer preventive and anti-angiogenic activities.

(Ginsenoside Rg3 Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

The fermentation process is reported to hydrolyze many soybean proteins into amino acids and nitrogen-rich compounds and to protect and enhance the activities of isoflavones such as genistein, protease inhibitors, saponins, phytosterols, inositol hexaphosphate, and other beneficial dietary nutrients and micronutrients found in soybeans.

(Fermented Soybean Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine based on the immunogenic ganglioside GM2, The GM2-KLH Vaccine/QS21 vaccine consists of GM2 conjugated with KLH keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), a potent immunostimulant, and is admixed with the adjuvant QS21, a saponin fraction extracted from the bark of the South American tree Quillaja saponaria Molina.

(GM2-KLH Vaccine/QS21, NCI Thesaurus)