Word: saponin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sap
o
nin
Definition: Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.
Morphemes:
Affix: sapon-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Alternative form of sapo-. Used to form adjectives, nouns, and verbs used in the chemistry of soap-like materials
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sapo
Language: la
Decoded: sapo
Meaning: soap
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed