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alliins

alliins is the plural of alliin.

Meaning of alliin

Noun

alliin (usually uncountable, plural alliins)

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

Questions about alliins

What is alliins the plural of?
Alliins is the plural of alliin.

Words near alliins in the dictionary

  1. Alligoods
  2. Allihn condenser
  3. alliin
  4. alliinase
  5. alliinases
  6. alliins
  7. Alliklik
  8. allinase
  9. allineate
  10. allineates
  11. allineation

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