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allicins

allicins is the plural of allicin.

Meaning of allicin

Noun

allicin (countable and uncountable, plural allicins)

  1. 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

Questions about allicins

What is allicins the plural of?
Allicins is the plural of allicin.

Words near allicins in the dictionary

  1. allice shad
  2. allices
  3. alliciency
  4. allicient
  5. allicin
  6. allicins
  7. allide
  8. allided
  9. allides
  10. alliding
  11. Allie

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