Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quassin

/ˈkwɑs(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quassin
IPA: /ˈkwɑs(ə)n/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English quassia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English quassin From quassia + -in.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɑs(ə)n/
British English: /ˈkwɒsɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

quassins (plural) quassite (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

quassinoid

Rhymes With

assassin lawson mawson rawson

Questions

How do you pronounce quassin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑs(ə)n/.
What does quassin mean?: A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine
Where does quassin come from?: Etymology tree English quassia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English quassin From quassia + -in.

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