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amaroids

amaroids is the plural of amaroid.

Meaning of amaroid

Noun

amaroid (plural amaroids)

  1. (obsolete) Any bitter substance extracted from a plant (other than an alkaloid or glycoside).
    • The name Amaroid is suggested for such bodies as these, in order to avoid confusion with glucosides and alkaloids, so many of which are also bitter.1894, Charles E. Sohn, Dictionary of the Active Principles of Plants

Questions about amaroids

What is amaroids the plural of?
Amaroids is the plural of amaroid.

Words near amaroids in the dictionary

  1. Amarna
  2. amaro
  3. amarogentin
  4. amaroid
  5. amaroidal
  6. amaroids
  7. amaroli
  8. Amaronan
  9. amarone
  10. Amarones
  11. Amaroo

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