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parillin
<chemistry> A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

Synonym: smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.

Origin: Shortened fr. Sarsaparillin.

Source: Websters Dictionary