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bitterless

bitterless adjective: free from bitterness.

Adjective

bitterless (not comparable)

  1. Free from bitterness.
    • The formula which in my experience furnishes the best bitterless extract is as follows: […]1894, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, volume 25, page 259
    • The alcohol was distilled off the extract which was green, fatty, and bitterless, the glucosid having been decomposed by the heat […]1922, United States. Department of Agriculture, Department Bulletin (issues 926-950, page 21)

Origin of bitterless

From bitter + -less.

Questions about bitterless

What does bitterless mean?
Bitterless means free from bitterness.
What part of speech is bitterless?
Bitterless is an adjective.

Words near bitterless in the dictionary

  1. bitterings
  2. bitterish
  3. bitterishness
  4. bitterleaf
  5. bitterleaf tree
  6. bitterless
  7. Bitterley
  8. bitterling
  9. bitterlings
  10. bitterly
  11. Bitterman

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