Amygdalin is an English word with synonyms like glucoside. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Amygdalin in a sentence
Amygdalin meaning
A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
Synonyms of Amygdalin
Using Amygdalin
- The main meaning on this page is: A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
- Useful related words include: glucoside.
- In the example corpus, amygdalin often appears in combinations such as: amygdalin which.
Context around Amygdalin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amygdalin
- In this selection, "amygdalin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, themselves and natural stand out and add context to how "amygdalin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by themselves amygdalin and cyanogenic and compound called amygdalin which creates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amygdalin" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amygdalin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Natural amygdalin has the R configuration at the chiral phenyl center. (11 words)
Apple seeds contain a chemical compound known as amygdalin, which produces cyanide, when the seeds are crushed and consumed. (19 words)
Apple seeds contain a chemical compound called amygdalin, which creates the poison cyanide when the seeds are crushed and eaten. (20 words)
By themselves, amygdalin and cyanogenic glycosides are harmless, they only become toxic when ingestedbecause in the stomach they encounter β-glucosidases, which break the bond between the sugar part and the aglycone. (32 words)
Apple seeds contain a chemical compound called amygdalin, which creates the poison cyanide when the seeds are crushed and eaten. (20 words)
Apple seeds contain a chemical compound known as amygdalin, which produces cyanide, when the seeds are crushed and consumed. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
By themselves, amygdalin and cyanogenic glycosides are harmless, they only become toxic when ingestedbecause in the stomach they encounter β-glucosidases, which break the bond between the sugar part and the aglycone.
Apple seeds contain a chemical compound called amygdalin, which creates the poison cyanide when the seeds are crushed and eaten.
Apple seeds contain a chemical compound known as amygdalin, which produces cyanide, when the seeds are crushed and consumed.
Natural amygdalin has the R configuration at the chiral phenyl center.
Common combinations with amygdalin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: