quassin

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UK/ˈkwɒsɪn/UK/ˈkwæsɪn/US/ˈkwɑs(ə)n/

noun

A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine

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Meanings

nounquassin (countable and uncountable, plural quassins)

plural quassins · alternative obsolete quassite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine

Origin

From quassia + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

quassin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassin

MLA

“quassin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quassin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassin.

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