digitonin
/ˌdɪdʒɪˈtəʊnɪn/Chemistry
noun
A polycyclic saponin obtained from the common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, used especially as a clinical reagent for the determination of cholesterol levels in the blood.
- Formula: C56H92O29..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Pharmaceutical Journal. From German Digitonin from digit- (in Digitalis) + -onin (in Saponin).