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quercitol

American  
[kwur-si-tawl, -tol] / ˈkwɜr sɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.

Etymology

Origin of quercitol

First recorded in 1880–85; quercet(in) + -ol 1

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