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Webster 1913 Edition
amygdalin
a-myg′da-lin
(ȧ-mĭg′dȧ-lĭn)
, Noun.
(Chem.)
A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance.
Definition 2024
amygdalin
amygdalin
English
Amygdalin
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Noun
amygdalin (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
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Translations
glycoside found in bitter almonds
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