amygdaline

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

/ əˈmɪg də lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling an almond.

Nearby words

amygdalate, amygdale, amygdalic, amygdaliform, amygdalin, amygdaline, amygdaloid, amygdaloid fossa, amygdaloid nucleus, amygdaloidal, amygdaloside

Origin of amygdaline

1725–35; < Latin amygdalinus < Greek amygdálinos of almonds. See amygdala, -ine¹

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Examples from the Web for amygdaline

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

amygdaline

/ (əˈmɪɡdəlɪn, -ˌlaɪn) /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to a tonsil

of or resembling almonds

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Medicine definitions for amygdaline

amygdaline

[ ə-mĭg′də-lĭn, -līn′ ]

adj.

Relating to or resembling an almond.

Relating to or characteristic of a tonsil or an amygdala.

Tonsillar.