mandelonitrile
/ˌmandələʊˈnʌɪtrʌɪl/Chemistry
noun
A yellow oily liquid, C6H5CH(OH)CN, which is the nitrile of mandelic acid and of which amygdalin is a glucoside.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From mandel- + -o- + nitrile, after German Mandelnitril.