-genin

See also: genin and Génîn

English

Etymology

From -gen +‎ -in, i.e. a compound (-in) formed from another compound (-gen).

Suffix

-genin

  1. (chemistry) Used to form words for the aglycone (non-saccharide) residues of steroidal glycosides.
    saponin (a class of steroid glycosides) > sapogenin (the aglycone portions of saponins)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -genin
amelogenin
bufagenin
choriogenin
digoxigenin
digoxygenin
irigenin
saligenin
sapogenin
thermogenin
xysmalogenin

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