2. (Anat.) (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Amygdalaceous

a. (Bot.) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amygdalate

n. 1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds. Bailey. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also mandelate. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

amygdalate

a. [ L. amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See Almond. ] Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

amygdalic

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as, amygdalic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

amygdalic acid

n. (Chem.) An organic acid (C6H5.CH(OH).COOH) extracted from bitter almonds; called also mandelic acid and α-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid. [ PJC ]

amygdaliferous

a. [ L. amygdalum almond + -ferous. ] Almond-bearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

amygdalin

n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

amygdala

(n) an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior, Syn. corpus amygdaloideum, amygdaloid nucleus

amygdalaceae

(n) used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus, Syn. family Amygdalaceae

amygdalin

(n) a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds

amygdaline

(adj) related to or resembling an almond

amygdaloid

(n) volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits

amygdalotomy

(n) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)

amygdalus

(n) used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus, Syn. genus Amygdalus

amyl

(n) a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds

amyl alcohol

(n) a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis

amylase

(n) any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

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Amylase { f }

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