amaroid

amaroid
A bitter extractive that does not belong to the class of glycosides, alkaloids, or any of the known proximate principles of plants. [L. amarus, bitter, + G. eidos, like]

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am·a·roid 'am-ə-.rȯid n any bitter vegetable extractive of definite chemical composition other than an alkaloid or glucoside

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am·a·roid (amґə-roid) any of a group of bitter principles of vegetable origin that stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice.

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