Definitions for quassin

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  1. quassin(Noun)

    A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quassin(noun)

    the bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called quassite


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