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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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Bittersweet
adjective · 78% connection
Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Calumbin
noun · 78% connection
A bitter principle extracted as a white crystalline substance from the calumba root.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Cinchonidine
noun · 78% connection
One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance, C19H22N2O, with a b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Cocaine
noun · 78% connection
A powerful alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Colombin
noun · 78% connection
See Calumbin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Dolomite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Feldspath
noun · 78% connection
A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Glauber's salts
unknown · 78% connection
Sulphate of soda, a well-known cathartic. It is a white crystalline substance, with a cooling, slightly bitter taste, and is commonly…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
Glaucine
noun · 78% connection
An alkaloid obtained from the plant Glaucium, as a bitter, white, crystalline substance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
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: white, crystalline, bitter, substance, calumbin.
