SAPONIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water
   • used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
   Hypernyms(s) saponin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • glucoside (what does glucoside mean?)