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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit. uncountable
2. 2
   a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

apricot kernel constituentcyanide releasing glycosidecyanogenic glycosidelaetrilelaetrile therapynatural product

Antonyms

All antonyms

artificial metaboliteevidence based treatmentnoncyanogenic compoundnoncyanogenic glycoside

Etymology

From amygdal- + -in.