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countable and uncountable, plural allicins
(organic chemistry) An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties. quotations examples
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