Amygdalin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  amygdalin \a*myg"da*lin\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
     A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white,
     crystalline substance.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  amygdalin
       n : a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of
           apricots and plums and bitter almonds