Vocabulary : Bitter spar to Bitternut

Bitter spar : A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite.
Bitterbump : the butterbump or bittern.
Bitterful : Full of bitterness.
Bittering : A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.
Bitterish : Somewhat bitter.

Bitterling : A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus).
Bitterly : In a bitter manner.
Bittern : A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. ;; The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains. ;; A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
Bitterness : The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind. ;; A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. ;; Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy.
Bitternut : The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.

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