̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷lə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: amygdal- + -in
: a white crystalline glucoside C 6 H 5 CH(CN)OC 12 H 21 O 10 that occurs in the kernels of the bitter almond and certain other plants of the genus Prunus and that on complete hydrolysis yields benzaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, and glucose