单词 | diosgenin |
释义 | diosgenin[ dahy-oz-jen-in, dahy-oz-juh-nin ] / ˌdaɪ ɒzˈdʒɛn ɪn, daɪˈɒz dʒə nɪn / noun Biochemistry.a crystalline compound, C27H42O3, the aglycone of dioscin: used in the synthesis of steroidal hormones, as of progesterone. Origin of diosgenin<German Diosgenin (1936), equivalent to New Latin Dios(corea) the yam genus from which it was first extracted, irregular after Dioscorides 1st-century a.d. Greek physician + German -genin;see -gen, -in2 Words nearby diosgenindiorama, diorite, dioscin, Dioscuri, diose, diosgenin, diosmose, diotic, Diouf, Diovan, diovular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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