Amygdule


one of the mineral nodules in an amygdaloid.

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  • Amygdale

    one of the mineral nodules in an amygdaloid. noun a vesicle in a volcanic rock, formed from a bubble of escaping gas, that has become filled with light-coloured minerals, such as quartz and calcite also called amygdule (əˈmɪɡdjuːl)

  • Amygdalic

    of almonds. chemistry. of or derived from amygdalin or amygdalic acid. historical examples one of these, hydroxytoluol (amygdalic) tropeine, he has named homatropine. poisons: their effects and detection alexander wynter blyth

  • Amygdalic acid

    . any of three stereoisomeric acids having the formula c 8 h 8 o 3 , especially dl-mandelic acid, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid obtainable from amygdalin: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic. mandelic acid man·del·ic acid (mān-děl’ĭk) n. an acid that has both antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties, used in treating urinary tract […]

  • Amygdalin

    a white, bitter-tasting, water-soluble, glycosidic powder, c 20 h 27 no 11 , usually obtained from bitter almond seeds and the leaves of plants of the genus prunus and related genera: used chiefly in medicine as an expectorant. historical examples amygdalin, amygdaline, a-mig′da-lin, n. a crystalline principle existing in the kernel of bitter almonds. chambers’s […]

  • Amygdaline

    of, relating to, or resembling an almond. historical examples amygdalin, amygdaline, a-mig′da-lin, n. a crystalline principle existing in the kernel of bitter almonds. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 1 of 4: a-d) various adjective (anatomy) of or relating to a tonsil of or resembling almonds amygdaline a·myg·da·line (ə-mĭg’də-lĭn, -līn’) adj. relating to or resembling an […]


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