dioscin

American

[dahy-os-in] / daɪˈɒs ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

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

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