NOUN
- almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
How To Use bitter almond In A Sentence
- Among French perfumeries we have found, under the name of artificial oil of bitter almonds, and under the still more poetical name of "essence de mirbane," several samples of essential oils, which are no more nor less than nitrobenzol. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants
- However, bitter almonds are used for almond flavoring and do contain cyanide, which is removed for making things like extracts. Sweet Apricot Kernels, reviewed | Baking Bites
- Moreover, when unripe, they contain amygdalin, which is also present in bitter almonds, and are toxic.
- The marasca cherry doesn't grow well outside its homeland and has long been replaced by other varieties for maraschino cherries, mostly sweet as far as I can tell, which is probably why bitter almond flavour is used, to mimic the sour taste. At My Table
- marchpane" — (a confection of bitter almonds and sugar) — representing the London and the Kingdom - Volume II
- Still, the service was worth braving for the terrific, crispy cantucci, biscotti, and amaretti, richly-scented with aromatic bitter almonds.
- But the odour of the colourless liquid was of bitter almonds, acrid and terrifying.
- For instance, one medication, derived from bitter almonds, claims to boost the immune system.
- Still, the service was worth braving for the terrific, crispy cantucci, biscotti, and amaretti, richly-scented with aromatic bitter almonds.
- For instance, one medication, derived from bitter almonds, claims to boost the immune system.
