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| sap·o·nin [ sáppənin, sə pṓnin ] (plural sap·o·nins) |
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soap from plant: a glucoside extracted from plants that forms a soapy lather when mixed with water. Use: detergents.
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| [Mid-19th century. < French saponine< Latin sapon- (see saponify)] |
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