allicin
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/ˈælɪsən/
Definition of allicin
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.
“The "neck" is not soft and braidable, the cloves are big and fat, there's a round basal plate at the root, and the content of allicin (a healthful compound) is five times that of offshore garlic, Rowe boasts.”
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Etymology
From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -cin (“produced by bacteria”, modeled after -mycin, -cin).
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