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.
Source: wiktionary
Picrotoxin is classed by Schon as an amaroid or bitter principle, although by some it is looked upon as a glucoside.
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