Quassin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quassin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Word Forms
- quassins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quassinoid, quinate, quintate, quinicia, quercin, quinide.
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