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Meaning of glycosinolate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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Any of a family of toxic nitrogen-containing sugar sulfates found in all brassicas and many related plants. In the presence of myrosinases, they produce the isothiocyanates responsible for the pungent bite in the flavor of these plants.

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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