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quassite

quassite is the obsolete form of quassin.

Meaning of quassin

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 quassite

pluralquassites

Origin of quassite

From quassia + -ite.

Questions about quassite

What is quassite the obsolete form of?
Quassite is the obsolete form of quassin.

Words near quassite in the dictionary

  1. quassines
  2. quassing
  3. quassinoid
  4. quassinoids
  5. quassins
  6. quassite
  7. Quast
  8. Quasts
  9. quat
  10. quata
  11. quatacaine

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