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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

di•os•cin n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistrya saponin, found in Mexican yams, that on hydrolysis produces diosgenin, glucose, and rhamnose.

Neo-Latin Diosc(orea) (see diosgenin) + -in²

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