Anagrams of: TETRABASICITIES

• a sharp bitterness

• a sharp sour taste

• a rough and bitter manner

• existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

• not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

• dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention

• consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

• make off with belongings of others

• consider apart from a particular case or instance

• give an abstract (of)

• cause to be bitter or resentful

• make sour or bitter

• cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film

• having bracts

• a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin

• (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants