Bittern
Definition of Bittern
Bit´tern
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
wading
bird
of
the
genus
Botaurus
,
allied
to
the
herons
,
of
various
species
.
1.
The
brine
which
remains
in
salt
works
after
the
salt
is
concreted
,
having
a
bitter
taste
from
the
chloride
of
magnesium
which
it
contains
.
2.
A
very
bitter
compound
of
quassia
,
cocculus
Indicus
,
etc
.,
used
by
fraudulent
brewers
in
adulterating
beer
.
Related Words
American
bittern
,
Botaurus
lentiginosus
,
Botaurus
stellaris
,
European
bittern
,
heron
,
Ixobrychus
exilis
,
least
bittern
,
stake
driver
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Bitter principles
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bittercress
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Bitumed
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Bitumen process
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Bituminization
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