Meanings
verbdebitter (third-person singular simple present debitters, present participle debittering, simple past and past participle debittered)
present singular third person debitters · participle present debittering · participle past debittered · past debittered
- transitivebiochemistryTo remove the bitterness from.
an irreversible means to debitter orange juice
1996, Owen R. Fennema, Food chemistry, page 731
Origin
Translations
Finnish poistaa karvaus, poistaa kitkeryys
- poistaa karvausremove bitterness
- poistaa kitkeryysremove bitterness
- miedontaaremove bitterness
German entbittern
- entbitternremove bitterness
Greek ξεπικρίζω
- ξεπικρίζω (xepikrízo)remove bitterness
Swedish avbittra
- avbittraremove bitterness
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“debitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debitter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debitter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debitter.
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