Bitter principle definitions

bitter principle

[n] - any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste
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bitter principle

noun any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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bitter principle

any of several hundred natural compounds, usually of vegetable origin, having a bitter taste, and not admitting of any chemical classification.
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/bitter-principle

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