Dictionary

allicin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈælɪsən/

Etymology

From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -cin (“produced by bacteria”, modeled after -mycin, -cin).

Meanings

1. (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. 2009 August 26, Susan Sampson, “Touring Ontario's West Coast”, in Toronto Star:

Forms

Coordinates

ajoene (sulfur compounds from garlic)

Relateds

allin

Translations (9)

es alicina (organic compound) · pt alicina (organic compound) · it allicina (organic compound) · nl allicine (organic compound) · de Allicin (organic compound) · bg алицин (organic compound) · fi allisiini (organic compound) · sv allicin (organic compound) · pl allicyna (organic compound)