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diosgenin

Syllabification: (di·os·gen·in)
Pronunciation: /ˌdī-äzˈjenin, dīˈäzjənin/
Definition of diosgenin

noun

Chemistry
  • a steroid compound obtained from Mexican yams and used in the synthesis of steroid hormones.

Origin:

1930s: from dios- (from the modern Latin genus name Dioscorea) + genin, denoting steroids that occur as the nonsugar part of certain glycosides

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