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| quer·ce·tin [ kwúrssitin ] |
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medicinal compound: a yellow compound. Source: rind and bark of oak, Douglas fir, and many other plants. Use: treatment of fragile capillaries. C15H10O7
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| [Mid-19th century. < Latin quercetum "oak forest" < quercus "oak"] |
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