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单词 amygdalin
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amygdalin

noun

amyg·​da·​lin ə-ˈmig-də-lən How to pronounce amygdalin (audio)
: a white crystalline cyanogenic glucoside C20H27NO11 found especially in the seeds of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond compare laetrile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Known to scientists as amygdalin, the toxin is a type of chemical compound called a cyanogenic glucoside. Jennifer Leman, Scientific American, 13 June 2019 This is not the first time Jason Vale has been accused of selling laetrile, another name for amygdalin. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2019 According to geneticist and plant-breeder Thomas Gradziel of U.C. Davis, amygdalin is not all bad. Jennifer Leman, Scientific American, 13 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin amygdala

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

amygdalin

noun

amyg·​da·​lin ə-ˈmig-də-lən How to pronounce amygdalin (audio)
: a white crystalline cyanogenic glucoside C20H27NO11 found especially in the seeds of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond
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