释义 |
hec·o·gen·in \ˌhekōˈjenə̇n\ noun Etymology: heconin saponin found in the juice of agaves (from hec- — from New Latin Hectia, genus name of Hectia texensis — + -onin — as in saponin) + -genin : a crystalline steroid sapogenin C27H42O4 obtained from a desert herb (Hechtia texensis) and many agaves and used in a synthesis of cortisone |