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rutin

American

[root-n] / ˈrut n /

noun

Pharmacology.

a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 2 7 H 3 0 O 1 6 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.

< German Rutin (1842) < New Latin Rut ( a ) rue, a source of the substance ( see rutaceous) + German -in -in ²

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It is also high in flavonoids, rutin and quercetin, which help to bulk up the immune response.

From US News • Dec. 13, 2013

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