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amygdaline

[ uh-mig-duh-lin, -lahyn ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling an almond.

amygdaline

/ əˈmɪɡdəlɪn; -ˌlaɪn /

adjective

  1. anatomy of or relating to a tonsil
  2. of or resembling almonds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amygdaline1

1725–35; < Latin amygdalinus < Greek amygdálinos of almonds. See amygdala, -ine 1
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Example Sentences

Amygdalin, Amygdaline, a-mig′da-lin, n. a crystalline principle existing in the kernel of bitter almonds.

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