'quassine' definitions:
- Quassin \Quas"sin\, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See Quassia.] (Chem.)
The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white
crystalline substance; -- formerly called quassite.
[Written also quass[imac]in, and quassine.]
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