bittering
See also: Bittering
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
bittering (plural bitterings)
- A bitter compound used in adulterating beer.
Synonyms edit
Adjective edit
bittering (not comparable)
- Causing a bitter taste or smell.
- a bittering agent in antifreeze
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “bittering”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Verb edit
bittering
- present participle and gerund of bitter