Amaroid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any bitter substance extracted from a plant (other than an alkaloid or glycoside). obsolete

    "The name Amaroid is suggested for such bodies as these, in order to avoid confusion with glucosides and alkaloids, so many of which are also bitter."

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"The name Amaroid is suggested for such bodies as these, in order to avoid confusion with glucosides and alkaloids, so many of which are also bitter."

Etymology

From Latin amārus (“bitter”) + -oid.

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