amygdalate

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amygdalate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  amygdalate \a*myg"da*late\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[asl]t), a. [L.
     amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See
     Almond.]
     Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.
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  Amygdalate \A*myg"da*late\, n.
     1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.
        --Bailey. Coxe.
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     2. (Chem.) A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also mandelate.
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