English Dictionary

bittern

/ˈbɪtən/

noun

The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine). / The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu.

The bittern is a solitary bird that is known for its distinctive booming call.

意味（1）

The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine).

意味（2）

The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu.

Now we add the bittern.

意味（3）

(archaic) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.