| parillin | <chemistry> A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. Synonym: smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin. Origin: Shortened fr. Sarsaparillin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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