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dioscin

[ dahy-os-in ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a saponin, found in Mexican yams, that on hydrolysis produces diosgenin, glucose, and rhamnose.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dioscin1

< New Latin Diosc ( orea ) ( diosgenin ) + -in 2

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