/man del"ik, -dee"lik/ , Chem.
any of three stereoisomeric acids having the formula C 8 H 8 O 3 , esp. dl-mandelic acid, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid obtainable from amygdalin: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic. Also called amygdalic acid .
[ 1835-45; Mandel ALMOND + -IC ]