bitters

(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.

A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.

A turn of a cable about the bitts.

To make bitter.

(in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).

A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).