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Bitter principle   /bˈɪtər prˈɪnsəpəl/   Listen
Bitter principle

noun
1.
Any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification.





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"Bitter principle" Quotes from Famous Books



... plant maintains its health the aphis is comparatively harmless, for the plant is then able to elaborate to the full the bitter principle which is its natural protection. On a really hot day in July it is sometimes possible to detect the distinctive scent of the hop quite plainly in walking through the plantation, long before any hops appear, and when this is noticeable very little of the aphis blight ...
— Grain and Chaff from an English Manor • Arthur H. Savory


Words linked to "Bitter principle" :   chemical compound, compound


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