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quercine

[ kwur-sin, -sahyn ]
/ ˈkwɜr sɪn, -saɪn /

adjective

of or relating to an oak.

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Origin of quercine

1650–60; <Latin querc(us) oak (see fir) + -ine2

Words nearby quercine

Queneau, quenelle, Quentin, quercetin, Quercia, quercine, quercitannic acid, quercitol, quercitron, Querétaro, queries
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