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quercitol
[ kwur-si-tawl, -tol ]
/ ˈkwɜr sɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /
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noun Chemistry.
a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C6H12O5, obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
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Also called acorn sugar .
Origin of quercitol
First recorded in 1880–85; quercet(in) + -ol1
Words nearby quercitol
Quentin, quercetin, Quercia, quercine, quercitannic acid, quercitol, quercitron, querent, Querétaro, queries, querist
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