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The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a whitecrystalline substance; -- formerly called quassite. [Written alsoquassiin, and quassine.]
A bitter compound isolated from the wood of Quassia amara and Picrasma excelsa, with insecticidal, antipyretic, and other medicinal properties.
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