AMYGDALATE

Adjective

amygdalate (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to almonds.

Noun

amygdalate (countable and uncountable, plural amygdalates)

(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk

(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.

Source: Wiktionary


A*myg"da*late, a. Etym: [L. amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. Almond.]

Definition: Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.

A*myg"da*late, n.

1. (Med.)

Definition: An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds. Bailey. Coxe.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: A salt amygdalic acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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