A chemical compound or bitter substance found in certain plants, or a substance with pharmaceutical or flavoring properties.
From Latin 'amarus' (bitter) combined with the chemical suffix '-in,' used to denote bitter principles or alkaloid compounds isolated from plants.
Many '-in' compounds are bitter plant chemicals that actually turn out to have amazing medicinal properties—nature's bitterness is often nature's medicine!
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