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quercetin

quer·ce·tin [ kwúrssitin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
medicinal compound: a yellow compound. Source: rind and bark of oak, Douglas fir, and many other plants. Use: treatment of fragile capillaries. C15H10O7

[Mid-19th century. < Latin quercetum "oak forest" < quercus "oak"]
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