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rutin

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/ ˈrut n /

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noun Pharmacology.

a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C27H30O16, obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.

Nearby words

ruthlessly, rutidosis, rutilant, rutilated, rutile, rutin, rutland, rutlandshire, rutledge, rutledge, ann, rutledge, edward

Origin of rutin

< German Rutin (1842) < New Latin Rut(a) rue, a source of the substance (see rutaceous) + German -in -in²

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Examples from the Web for rutin

Rutin (or rutinic acid), according to Weiss, is a glucoside which exists in the form of fine needles, bright yellow in color.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera