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amygdaline

amygdaline is the alternative form of amygdalin.

Meaning of amygdalin

Noun

amygdalin (uncountable)

  1. A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.

Adjective

amygdaline (comparative more amygdaline, superlative most amygdaline)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
    • From this it seems clear that if Ag. fabaceus has an amygdaline odour and taste it must be in a very modified degree, as the taste and odour of the plant, as it grows here, could escape no one.1905, Journal of Mycology, volume 11, page 16

Forms of amygdaline

comparativemore amygdaline
superlativemost amygdaline

Origin of amygdaline

From amygdal- + -ine.

Questions about amygdaline

What does amygdaline mean?
Amygdaline means resembling or characteristic of almonds.
What is amygdaline the alternative form of?
Amygdaline is the alternative form of amygdalin.
What part of speech is amygdaline?
Amygdaline is an adjective.

Words near amygdaline in the dictionary

  1. amygdalic
  2. amygdalic acid
  3. amygdaliferous
  4. amygdaliform
  5. amygdalin
  6. amygdaline
  7. amygdalitis
  8. amygdalo-
  9. amygdalocortical
  10. amygdalofugal
  11. amygdalohippocampal

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