Quassinoid
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any of several triterpenoids related to quassin
"“Did you not read the file?” “Oh, I read the file. He's an expert on quassinoid extraction. He has three birds named after him in New Guinea. He won the Havlstrom Prize.” “Uh, correction -- He was runner up for the Havlstrom Prize.” “See? That's why we're partners. I knew he was runner up. I was testing you. You passed.”"
Example
More examples"“Did you not read the file?” “Oh, I read the file. He's an expert on quassinoid extraction. He has three birds named after him in New Guinea. He won the Havlstrom Prize.” “Uh, correction -- He was runner up for the Havlstrom Prize.” “See? That's why we're partners. I knew he was runner up. I was testing you. You passed.”"
Etymology
From quassin + -oid.
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