How Do You Spell BASSORINE?

Pronunciation: [bˈasɔːɹˌiːn] (IPA)

The word "bassorine" is a variant of the word "bassorin", meaning a nitrogenous substance found in plant and animal tissue. The spelling of "bassorine" includes a double "s" in between "bass" and "orine", which may seem unusual at first glance. However, the IPA phonetic transcription of the word reveals that the "ss" is actually pronounced with a sharp, hissing "s" sound, followed by a more mellow "o" sound. This helps to distinguish it from the singular "bassorin", which only has one "s" in the middle.

BASSORINE Meaning and Definition

1. A substance obtained by treating gum-resin successively with ether, alcohol, and water.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for BASSORINE

• bassorein
• bassorinh
• vassorine
• nassorine
• hassorine
• gassorine
• bzssorine
• bsssorine
• bwssorine
• bqssorine
• baasorine
• bazsorine
• baxsorine
• badsorine
• baesorine
• bawsorine
• basaorine
• baszorine
• basxorine
• basdorine

Etymology of BASSORINE

The word "bassorine" is derived from the French word "bassorin" or "baccharin", which in turn comes from the Arabic word "bahsir" meaning "congealed". "Bassorin" refers to a white, sticky gum obtained from the bark of various trees, especially the Japanese cherry. This gum was used for culinary and medicinal purposes. Over time, the term "bassorine" came to refer to a type of fine parchment made from the skins of stillborn or very young lambs.