quassite

quassite
Quassin Quas"sin, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See {Quassia}.] (Chem.) The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called {quassite}. [Written also {quass[=i]in}, and {quassine}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • quassite — s. f. O mesmo que quassina …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • quassite — (koua ssi t ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Principe non azoté, retiré des quassia amara, L. et quassia simarouba, L. ; dit d abord quassine …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • quassiin — Quassin Quas sin, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See {Quassia}.] (Chem.) The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; formerly called {quassite}. [Written also {quass[=i]in}, and {quassine}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quassin — Quas sin, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See {Quassia}.] (Chem.) The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; formerly called {quassite}. [Written also {quass[=i]in}, and {quassine}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quassine — Quassin Quas sin, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See {Quassia}.] (Chem.) The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; formerly called {quassite}. [Written also {quass[=i]in}, and {quassine}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quassine — (koua ssi n ) s. f. Voy. quassite …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • quassina — s. f. Substância extraída da quássia. = QUASSITE …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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