bitter principle

bitter principle
bitter principle n any of various neutral substances of strong bitter taste (as aloin) extracted from plants

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  • Bitter principle — Principle Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bitter principle — n. any of various bitter substances found in plants, as lupulin, aloin, etc …   English World dictionary

  • bitter principle — noun any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification • Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound * * * noun : any of various neutral substances of strong bitter taste (as aloin) extracted from… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bitter principle — Chem. any of several hundred natural compounds, usually of vegetable origin, having a bitter taste, and not admitting of any chemical classification. [1930 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • Principle — Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or origin; that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Principle of contradiction — Principle Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Principle (chemistry) — In modern chemistry, principles are the constituents of a substance, specifically those that produce a certain quality or effect in the substance, such as a bitter principle , which is any one of the numerous compounds having a bitter taste.In… …   Wikipedia

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