dioscin

[ dahy-os-in ]
/ daɪˈɒs ɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

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

Origin of dioscin

< New Latin Diosc(orea) (see diosgenin) + -in2

Words nearby dioscin

dioptric aberration, dioptrics, dior, diorama, diorite, dioscin, dioscuri, diose, diosgenin, diosmose, diotic