"quercetin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɜː(ɹ).sɪt.ɪn/ Forms: quercetins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪtɪn Etymology: translingual Quercus (“genus of oak”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|mul|Quercus||genus of oak}} translingual Quercus (“genus of oak”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quercetin (countable and uncountable, plural quercetins)
  1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains. Wikipedia link: quercetin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Organic compounds Hypernyms: flavonol Derived forms: benzylquercetin, isoquercetin, quercetamide, quercetinase Translations (flavonol): Quercetin [neuter] (German), quercetina [feminine] (Italian), ケルセチン (kerusechin) (Japanese), 케르세틴 (kereusetin) (Korean)

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