Quercite \Quer"cite\, n. (Chem.)
A white crystalline substance, C6H7(OH)5, found in acorns,
the fruit of the oak (Quercus). It has a sweet taste, and
is regarded as a pentacid alcohol.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Quercitrin \Quer"cit*rin\, n. [Cf. F. quercitrin. See
Quercitron.]
(Chem.)
A glucoside extracted from the bark of the oak (Quercus) as
a bitter citron-yellow crystalline substance, used as a
pigment and called quercitron.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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