picrasmin

noun

pic·​ras·​min

pikˈrazmə̇n

plural -s

: a bitter crystalline principle C₂₂H₂₈O₆ occurring in Jamaica quassia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Picrasma (genus name of the bitterwood Picrasma excelsum —from Greek pikrasmos bitterness, from pikros bitter) + International Scientific Vocabulary -in

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