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noun
A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: amygdalin
History
A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -o- + nitrile.
