Definition of sarsaparillin. Meaning of sarsaparillin. Synonyms of sarsaparillin

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Definition of sarsaparillin

Sarsaparillin
Sarsaparillin Sar`sa*pa*ril"lin, n. See Parillin.
sarsaparillin
Parillin Pa*ril"lin, n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.) A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.

Meaning of sarsaparillin from wikipedia

- compounds reported from various greenbrier species are parillin (also sarsaparillin or smilacin), sarsapic acid, sarsapogenin and sarsaponin.[citation needed]...