Allicin

//ˈælɪsən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties. countable, uncountable

    "The "neck" is not soft and braidable, the cloves are big and fat, there's a round basal plate at the root, and the content of allicin (a healthful compound) is five times that of offshore garlic, Rowe boasts."

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ajoene

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"The "neck" is not soft and braidable, the cloves are big and fat, there's a round basal plate at the root, and the content of allicin (a healthful compound) is five times that of offshore garlic, Rowe boasts."

Etymology

From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -cin (“produced by bacteria”, modeled after -mycin, -cin).

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