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alliin

alliin noun: a sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.

Noun

alliin (usually uncountable, plural alliins)

  1. (usually) A sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.

Forms of alliin

pluralalliins

Origin of alliin

From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -in.

Words formed from alliin

Questions about alliin

What does alliin mean?
Alliin means a sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.
What part of speech is alliin?
Alliin is a noun.
What is the plural of alliin?
The plural of alliin is alliins.

Words near alliin in the dictionary

  1. allignment
  2. allignments
  3. Alligood
  4. Alligoods
  5. Allihn condenser
  6. alliin
  7. alliinase
  8. alliinases
  9. alliins
  10. Alliklik
  11. allinase

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