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quassin

UK/ˈkwɒsɪn/US/ˈkwɑs(ə)n/

quassin noun: a very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Noun

quassin (countable and uncountable, plural quassins)

  1. A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine

Forms of quassin

pluralquassins
alternative form (obsolete)quassite

Origin of quassin

From quassia + -in.

Words formed from quassin

Words that rhyme with quassin

Questions about quassin

What does quassin mean?
Quassin means a very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
What part of speech is quassin?
Quassin is a noun.
How do you pronounce quassin?
Quassin is pronounced /ˈkwɒsɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of quassin?
The plural of quassin is quassins.

Words near quassin in the dictionary

  1. quassative
  2. quassed
  3. quasses
  4. quassia
  5. quassias
  6. quassin
  7. quassine
  8. quassines
  9. quassing
  10. quassinoid
  11. quassinoids

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