amygdalin

noun

amyg·da·lin | \ ə-ˈmig-də-lən

Definition of amygdalin

: a white crystalline cyanogenic glucoside C₂₀H₂₇NO₁₁ found especially in the seeds of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond — compare laetrile

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According to geneticist and plant-breeder Thomas Gradziel of U.C. Davis, amygdalin is not all bad. — Jennifer Leman, Scientific American, "The Bitter Truth: Scientists Sequence the Almond Genome," 13 June 2019

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amygdalin

noun

amyg·da·lin | \ ə-ˈmig-də-lən

: a white crystalline cyanogenic glucoside C₂₀H₂₇NO₁₁ found especially in the seeds of the apricot, peach, and bitter almond