amygdaline

[ uh-mig-duh-lin, -lahyn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling an almond.

amygdaline

/ -ˌlaɪn; əˈmɪɡdəlɪn /

adjective

1. anatomy of or relating to a tonsil
2. of or resembling almonds

Word History and Origins

Origin of amygdaline¹

1725–35; < Latin amygdalinus < Greek amygdálinos of almonds. See amygdala, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Amygdalin, Amygdaline, a-mig′da-lin, n. a crystalline principle existing in the kernel of bitter almonds.

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