amygdalin
noun
amygdalin is spelled A-M-Y-G-D-A-L-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amygdalin means “A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amygdalin?
| Letters | 9: A-M-Y-G-D-A-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amygdalin?
Amygdalin appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of amygdalin
- amygdaline
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amygdalin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amygdalin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense glycoside found in bitter almonds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | amigdalina |
| Spanish | amigdalina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amygdalin come from?
From amygdal- + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).