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Saponine

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saponinnoun(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.
saponaceousResembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
saponarianouna genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Asia and Europe, and are commonly known as soapworts.
saponifyverb(transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
saponificationnounThe reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.
saponifiedTreated by saponification
saponifiableSuitable for use in soap production.
sapogeninnoun(organic chemistry) The steroid constituent of the glycoside saponin
saponitenoun(mineralogy) A trioctahedral smectite mineral.
sapindusnounSapindus is a genus of about thirteen species of shrubs and small trees in the lychee family, Sapindaceae and tribe Sapindeae.
sorbatenoun(chemistry) Any salt or ester of sorbic acid.
sapotanounThe tropical fruit from the sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota. The fruit is 4–8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with very sweet earthy-brown flesh.
saccharidenoun(biochemistry) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
sorbic acidnoun(organic chemistry) an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative
salicinnounA glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.
sulphatenoun(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of sulfate. [(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.]
saccharosenoun(biochemistry) sugar, especially sucrose
sapodillanounThe edible fruit of this tree.
sodamidenoun(dated, chemistry) sodium amide
sulfatenoun(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

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