alliin

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noun

A sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.

OriginLatin allium →
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Meanings

nounalliin (usually uncountable, plural alliins)

plural alliins

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryA sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.

Origin

  1. Latinallium“garlic”
  2. Englishalliin

From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -in.

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Translations

Portuguese aliina
  • aliinaa sulfoxide derived from cysteine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lilian
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APA

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MLA

“alliin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alliin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alliin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alliin.

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