Usually means: Steroid saponin, precursor to hormones.
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▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) A steroid sapogenin, obtained from certain yams, that has estrogenic activity.

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disogenin, yamogenin, gitogenin, yonogenin, hecogenin, genistin, genin, genistein, sapogenin, glycinol, more...

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disogenin, yamogenin, gitogenin, yonogenin, hecogenin, genistin, genin, genistein, sapogenin, glycinol, more...



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