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hesperidin

hes·per·i·din [ he spérridin, he spérrəd'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical compound from citrus fruits: a white or colorless crystalline glycoside. Source: citrus fruits. Use: treatment of capillary disease.

[Mid-19th century. < Greek hesperid-, stem of hesperis "western" (see Hesperides)]
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