bittern
Kelime Anlamı :

1. balaban.
2. balabankuş.
3. balıkçın.
4. acı ana çözelti.
5. balabankuşu.
6. acı bira şerbeti.
7. okar.
8. Botaurus stellaris.
9. balaban kuşu.
10. balaban kusu.
Tanımlar :
1. any of several wading birds of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus, having mottled brownish plumage and a deep booming cry in the male.
2. the bitter water solution of bromides, magnesium, and calcium salts remaining after sodium chloride is crystallized out of seawater.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
2. the brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.
3. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A european wading bird, of the family Ardeidæ and subfamily Botaurinæ; the Botaurus stellaris, a kind of heron.
2. any heron of the subfamily Botaurinæ.
3. in salt-works, the brine remaining after the salt is concreted.
4. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus, licorice, tobacco, etc., used for adulterating beer. also called bittering.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
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