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Acetic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Bitterwort
noun · 78% connection
The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Carbolic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Chiretta
noun · 78% connection
A plant (Agathotes Chirayta) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifug…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Cyanuric acid
unknown · 78% connection
an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Ellagic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Erucic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Felwort
noun · 78% connection
A European herb (Swertia perennis) of the Gentian family.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Formic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Fulmiaic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to fulmination; detonating; specifically (Chem.), pertaining to, derived from, or denoting, an acid, so called; as, fulmini…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Gadic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, the cod (Gadus); -- applied to an acid obtained from cod-liver oil, viz., gadic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Gentianaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Gentianaceae) of which the gentian is the type.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Gentianine
noun · 78% connection
A bitter, crystallizable substance obtained from gentian.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Gentianose
noun · 78% connection
A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Gentiopikrin
noun · 78% connection
A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Gentisin
noun · 78% connection
A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the gentian; -- called also gentianin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Glaucic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the Glaucium or horned poppy; -- formerly applied to an acid derived from it, now known to be fumaric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.
Glycocoll
noun · 78% connection
A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, gentian, acid.