Hypoglycin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A toxic organic compound related to lycine, found in Blighia sapida (ackee fruit), causing hypoglycemia, and responsible for Jamaican vomiting sickness. countable, uncountable

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"Unripe ackee fruit, and the rind and seeds of ripe fruit, are never safe to eat because they can contain dangerous amounts of hypoglycin A."

Etymology

From hypoglycemia + -in.

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hypoglycin Ablighia sapidajamaican vomiting sicknessorganic compound

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