amygdalin

[ uh-mig-duh-lin ]
/ əˈmɪg də lɪn /

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.

Origin of amygdalin

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

Words nearby amygdalin

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

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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

Medical definitions for amygdalin

amygdalin
[ ə-mĭg′də-lĭn ]

n.

A glycoside found in seeds and other plant parts of many members of the rose family, such as kernels of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond. amygdaloside