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-genin
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genin Génîn
English
Etymology
From en -gen -in, i.e. a compound (en -in) formed from another compound (en -gen).
Suffix
en chemistry Used to form words for the aglycone (non-saccharide) residues of steroidal glycosides.
en saponin (a class of steroid glycosides) > en sapogenin sapogenin (the aglycone portions of saponins)
Derived terms
en
en amelogenin angiogenin digitoxigenin digoxigenin diosgenin eugenin genin gitoxigenin parigenin phillygenin saligenin sapogenin thermogenin
Anagrams
en eginn Ingen engin engin.