Associations to the word «Saponin»

Wiktionary

SAPONIN, noun. (organic chemistry) (steroid) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.

Dictionary definition

SAPONIN, noun. Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King