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Definition of amygdalin in English English dictionary
- a glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit
- a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
- {i} vitamin B17, glycoside found in the seeds and other parts of certain plants belonging to the rose family (i.e. almond and cherries)
- A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance