sarsaparillin

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noun

A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the roots of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc. and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

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pariglinparillinsalseparinsimilacinsmilacin
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Meanings

nounsarsaparillin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA glucoside resembling saponin, found in the roots of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc. and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

    Synonyms: pariglin, parillin, salseparin, similacin, smilacin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA glucoside resembling saponin, found in the roots of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc. and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

Similar
pariglinparillinsalseparinsimilacinsmilacin
Also see
pariglinsalseparinsimilacin

Origin

From sarsaparilla + -in.

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APA

sarsaparillin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarsaparillin

MLA

“sarsaparillin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarsaparillin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarsaparillin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarsaparillin.

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