allicin
/ˈælɪsən/
allicin noun: an organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.
Noun
allicin (countable and uncountable, plural allicins)
- An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.
- The "neck" is not soft and braidable, the cloves are big and fat, there's a round basal plate at the root, and the content of allicin (a healthful compound) is five times that of offshore garlic, Rowe boasts.2009 August 26, Susan Sampson, “Touring Ontario's West Coast”, in Toronto Star
allicin meaning in Tamil and Bengali
allicin in Tamil
- பூண்டு நீர்மம்
allicin in Bengali
- একটি জৈব যৌগ
Forms of allicin
| plural | allicins |
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Origin of allicin
From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -cin (“produced by bacteria”, modeled after -mycin, -cin).
Questions about allicin
- What does allicin mean?
- Allicin means an organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.
- What is allicin in Tamil?
- Allicin in Tamil is பூண்டு நீர்மம். See Allicin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is allicin?
- Allicin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce allicin?
- Allicin is pronounced /ˈælɪsən/.
- What is the plural of allicin?
- The plural of allicin is allicins.
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