quassite

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

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Meanings

nounquassite (plural quassites)

plural quassites

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of quassin.

Origin

From quassia + -ite.

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APA

quassite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassite

MLA

“quassite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quassite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quassite.

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