ALOE-BITTER

n. A2l’0-e? bi2t’tusr. Fr., résino-amer. Ger., Aloë-Bitter. Syn.: aloe bitter. A bitter principle extracted from aloes by evaporation of the aqueous extract from which the aloeresin has been removed. It is probably modified aloin. [B, 48, 81. —Artificial a.-b. Ger., künstliches A.-B. A substance forme by treating aloes with nitric acid. [B, 48.]