ALL meanings of amygdalin
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A a - noun amygdalin a white soluble bitter-tasting crystalline glycoside extracted from bitter almonds and stone fruits such as peaches and apricots. Formula: C6H5CHCNOC12H21O10 3
- noun amygdalin a crystalline glycoside, C20H27NO11, present in bitter almonds: it is used as a flavoring agent and is a source of laetrile 3
- noun amygdalin A bitter crystalline compound, found in bitter almonds and the stones of peaches, apricots, and other fruit. 1
- noun amygdalin a white, bitter-tasting, water-soluble, glycosidic powder, C 20 H 27 NO 11 , 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. 1
- noun amygdalin (biochemistry) a glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit. 0