cathartine
A hypothetical substance formerly imagined to cause the bitterness and purgativeness…A hypothetical substance formerly imagined to cause the bitterness and purgativeness of the dried leaves or pods of senna plants.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A hypothetical substance formerly imagined to cause the bitterness and purgativeness of the dried leaves or pods of senna plants.
Origin
From cathartic + -ine.From cathartic + -ine.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable