Definition of quercetin

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quer·ce·tin

(kwûr

-t

n) KEY

NOUN:

A yellow powdered crystalline compound, C₁₅H₁₀O₇, synthesized or occurring as a glycoside in the rind and bark of numerous plants, and used medicinally to treat abnormal capillary fragility.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin querctum, oak forest (from quercus, oak; see perk^wu- in Indo-European roots) + -in

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