amygdalin

[ uh-mig-duh-lin ]

/ əˈmɪg də lɪn /

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noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a white, bitter-tasting, water-soluble, glycosidic powder, C20H27NO11, usually obtained from bitter almond seeds and the leaves of plants of the genus Prunus and related genera: used chiefly in medicine as an expectorant.

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Origin of amygdalin

1645–55; <Latin amygdal(a) almond + -in²

Words nearby amygdalin

amygdalaceous, amygdalate, amygdale, amygdalic, amygdaliform, amygdalin, amygdaline, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal, amygdule, amyl

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How to use amygdalin in a sentence

Amygdalin, Amygdaline, a-mig′da-lin, n. a crystalline principle existing in the kernel of bitter almonds.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Emulsine has the property of being able to hydrolyse the glucoside amygdalin to glucose, benzaldehyde, and hydrocyanic acid.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Amygdalin was first discovered in 1830, and was one of the first substances to be recognized as a glucoside.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
In the amygdalin molecule, it exists in the dextro form, which has been named "prunasin."
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

It is, therefore, similar to amygdalin, except that one glucose molecule is replaced by arabinose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for amygdalin

amygdalin

/ (əˈmɪɡdəlɪn) /

noun

a white soluble bitter-tasting crystalline glycoside extracted from bitter almonds and stone fruits such as peaches and apricots. Formula: C 6 H 5 CHCNOC 12 H 21 O 10

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