Senegin
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Senegin — Senegin, so v.w. Polygalin … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Senegīn — Senegīn, s. Saponine … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Senegin — Senegīn, s. Saponin … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
senegin — Saponin Sap o*nin, n. [L. sapo, onis soap: cf. F. saponine.] (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort ({Saponaria}), in the bark of soap bark ({Quillaia}), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
senegin — sen·e·gin … English syllables
senegin — ˈsenəjə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: German, from New Latin senega (specific epithet of Polygala senega senega root, from English senega) + German in : a saponin obtained f … Useful english dictionary
Polygala Senega — Senegin Sen e*gin, n. (Med. Chem.) A substance extracted from the rootstock of the {Polygala Senega} (Seneca root), and probably identical with polygalic acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polygalic — Po*lyg a*lic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polygalic acid — Saponin Sap o*nin, n. [L. sapo, onis soap: cf. F. saponine.] (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort ({Saponaria}), in the bark of soap bark ({Quillaia}), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quillaia — Saponin Sap o*nin, n. [L. sapo, onis soap: cf. F. saponine.] (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort ({Saponaria}), in the bark of soap bark ({Quillaia}), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
