diosgenin
/daɪˈɒzdʒənɪn/noun
mass noun
- Chemistry a steroid compound obtained from Mexican yams and used in the synthesis of steroid hormones【化】薯蓣皂苷元。
词源
1930s: from dios- （from the modern Latin genus name Dioscorea） + genin, denoting steroids that occur as the non-sugar part of certain glycosides.