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Quercite
Quer′cite
,Noun.
(Chem.)
A white crystalline substance,
C6H7(OH)5
, found in acorns, the fruit of the oak (Quercus
). It has a sweet taste, and is regarded as a pentacid alcohol. Definition 2024
quercite
quercite
English
Noun
quercite (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance found in acorns.
Italian
Etymology
Noun
quercite f (plural querciti)
- (biochemistry) quercite, quercitol