botogenin

botogenin
\\bōˈtäjənə̇n, ˌbäd.əˈjenə̇n\ noun (-s)
Etymology: boto- (perhaps irregular from Spanish batata sweet potato) + -genin — more at potato
: a crystalline steroidal sapogenin C27H40O4 obtained from a yam (Dioscorea mexicana)

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  • botogenin — bo·tog·e·nin …   English syllables

  • Dioscorea — Di·os·co·rea (di″os korґe ə) the Mexican yams, a genus of plants of the family Dioscoreaceae. D. mexicaґna is a source of the steroid botogenin. Several species, such as D. villoґsa, D. floribunґda, and D. tokoґro, are sources of… …   Medical dictionary

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