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Amygdalin
noun · 78% connection
A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Betaine
noun · 78% connection
A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Brazilin
noun · 78% connection
A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Bryonin
noun · 78% connection
A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Calumba
noun · 78% connection
The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter tas…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Cetrarin
noun · 78% connection
A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cet…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Colocynth
noun · 78% connection
The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Colocynthin
noun · 78% connection
The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Convallamarin
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria Majalis). Its t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Cornin
noun · 78% connection
A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (Cornus florida), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also cornic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Curcumin
noun · 78% connection
The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root, extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance, C14H14O4, with a green fluor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Daphnin
noun · 78% connection
A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from Daphne mezereum and D. alpina.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Elater
noun · 78% connection
The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica E…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Emetine
noun · 78% connection
A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Ginseng
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng)…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Helenin
noun · 78% connection
A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily materia…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Hydrastine
noun · 78% connection
An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
Hyoscyamine
noun · 78% connection
An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bitter, principle, extracted, white, crystalline.
