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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Smilacin \Smil"a*cin\, n. [Cf. F. similacine. See Smilax.] (Chem.) See Parrilin. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Parillin \Pa*ril"lin\, n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.) A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin. [1913 Webster]