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quassin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkwæsɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkwɑs(ə)n/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkwɒsɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English quassia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English quassin From quassia + -in.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
quassite alternative, obsolete lexicographic
quassins Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

quassinoid