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BITTER [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
DEF

A substance, often of natural origin, used in sauces and cocktails for its bitter taste.

CONT

Bitters ... are rarely prescribed in medicine today, but they are used in cookery and in making certain mixed drinks.

Key term(s)
  • bitter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Additif ayant pour fonction de rendre un aliment plus amer.

Key term(s)
  • agent amérisant
  • bitter
  • bittering

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Aditivos alimentarios
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Record 2 2008-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Beverages
  • Pharmacology
DEF

A usually alcoholic liquor prepared by maceration or distillation of a bitter herb, leaf, fruit, seed, or root and used as a mild tonic or stimulant to increase the appetite and improve digestion ...

CONT

From antiquity, a bitter taste has been associated with drugs, and many medicinal virtues were once attributed to bitters ... The true bitters, such as chamomile, gentian, hops, bitter orange, and quassia, increase the gastric and salivary secretions and thus stimulate the taste buds and improve the appetite. However, any further medicinal value is largely psychological, except for the effects produced by the alcoholic content. Bitters, as such, are rarely prescribed in medicine today, but they are used in cookery and in making certain mixed drinks.

Key term(s)
  • bitter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Liqueur tonique et apéritive, plus ou moins colorée au caramel, à base d'oranges amères, de gentiane et de diverses plantes aromatiques (aloès, cardamome, quinquina), infusées dans de l'alcool.

Key term(s)
  • bitter

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Bebidas
  • Farmacología
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