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Amygdalin

see synonyms of amygdalin

Noun

1. amygdalin

a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Amygdalin

see synonyms of amygdalin
noun
a white soluble bitter-tasting crystalline glycoside extracted from bitter almonds and stone fruits such as peaches and apricots. Formula: C6H5CHCNOC12H21O10

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Amygdalin

see synonyms of amygdalin
noun
a crystalline glycoside, C20H27NO11, present in bitter almonds: it is used as a flavoring agent and is a source of laetrile

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Amygdalin

see synonyms of amygdalin
n.
A glycoside, C20H27NO11, commonly found in seeds and other plant parts of many members of the rose family, such as kernels of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond, which breaks down into hydrocyanic acid, benzaldehyde, and glucose.

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