/euh mig"deuh lin/ , n. Chem., Pharm.
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.
[ 1645-55; amygdal ( a ) ALMOND + -IN 2 ]