释义 |
sar·men·to·gen·in \särˌmentōˈjenə̇n, ˌsärmən.ˈtäjənə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: sarmento- (in sarmentocymarin) + -genin : a crystalline steroid lactone C23H34O5 closely related to digitoxigenin, found in several plants of the genus Strophanthus, obtained especially by hydrolysis of sarmentocymarin, and used in a synthesis of cortisone |