allicin
Meanings
noun
- An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.
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Etymology
From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -cin (“produced by bacteria”, modeled after -mycin, -cin).
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