colocynth
Webster Dictionary
the light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter. and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd
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embitter
(ɛmˈbɪt ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make bitter or more bitter in taste.
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amygdalin
(amygdalin)
Princeton's WordNet
a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds
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bitter
Webster Dictionary
having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes
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ligustrin
Webster Dictionary
a bitter principle found in the bark of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also ligustron
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bittersweet
Webster Dictionary
sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful
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quinovin
Webster Dictionary
an amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also quinova bitter. and quinova
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bitter
(ˈbɪt ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
that which is bitter. bitterness.
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bitter
(ˈbɪt ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make bitter.
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sour
(ʊər, ˈsaʊ ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to become bitter or disillusioned.
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gall
(ɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
something bitter or severe.
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vitriolic
(ˌvɪ triˈɒl ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
very caustic or bitter. scathing:
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piercing
(ˈpɪər sɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
extremely cold or bitter.
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bittersweet
(ˈbɪt ərz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
both bitter and sweet to the taste:
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rancor
(ˈræŋ kər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bitter.resentment or ill will; malice.
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sour
(ʊər, ˈsaʊ ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make bitter or disillusioned.
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bitter
(ˈbɪt ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Brit. an ale bitter with hops.
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acerbate
(ˈæs ərˌbeɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make sour or bitter.
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hard
(ɑrd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
harsh or unfriendly; resentful; bitter.
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cocaine
(ʊˈkeɪn, ˈkoʊ keɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a bitter. white, crystalline alkaloid, C
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diatribe
(ˈdaɪ əˌtraɪb)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a bitter. abusive denunciation or criticism.
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embitter
(ɛmˈbɪt ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make bitter. cause to feel bitterness.
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feud
(fyud)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a bitter quarrel or contention; argument.
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sarcasm
(ˈsɑr kæz əm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
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morphine
(ə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a white, bitter. crystalline alkaloid, C
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caffeine
(æˈfin, ˈkæf in)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C
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brucine
(ˈbru sin, -sɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C
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tirade
(ˈtaɪ reɪd, taɪˈreɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a prolonged outburst of bitter denunciation.
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wormwood
(ˈwɜrmˌwʊd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
something bitter. grievous, or extremely unpleasant.
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virulent
(ˈvɪr yə lənt, ˈvɪr ə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
intensely bitter. spiteful, or malicious.
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