English Explanatory Dictionary

dhurrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical produced in many plants, belonging to cyanogenic glycosides, having the formula C₁₄H₁₇NO₇.

Word forms

dhurrin

Etymology

From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura, “sorghum”) + -in.

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