n :  an anticarcinogenic isothiocyanate C₆H₁₁NOS₂ that has been isolated from a broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica of the mustard family) and that has been shown in animal experiments to induce the formation of detoxication enzymes which afford protection against carcinogens and other electrophilic substances .
 
   
 
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