The Collaborative International Dictionary
Emulsin
Emulsin \E*mul"sin\, n. [See Emulsion, Emulge.] (Chem.)
The white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. [R.]
An unorganized ferment (contained in this extract and in other vegetable juices), which effects the decomposition of certain glucosides.
Wiktionary
emulsin
n. (context dated enzyme English) A mixture of enzymes, extracted from bitter almonds, once used to hydrolyze glucosides
Usage examples of "emulsin".
The Bitter Almond seed also contains a ferment Emulsin, which in presence of water acts on the soluble glucoside Amygdalin yielding glucose, prussic acid and the essential oil of Bitter Almonds, or Benzaldehyde, which is not used in medicine.