HyperDic: bitter_principle

English > 1 sense of the expression bitter principle:
NOUNsubstancebitter principleany one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste
English > bitter principle: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification.
Broadercompound, chemical compound(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Spanishprincipio amargo

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