Quassine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quassin \Quas"sin\, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See {Quassia}.] (Chem.)
     The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white
     crystalline substance; -- formerly called {quassite}.
     [Written also {quass[imac]in}, and {quassine}.]
     [1913 Webster]