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Webster 1913 Edition

Rutin

Ru′tin

(rṳ′tĭn)

,

Noun.

(Chem.)

A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (

Ruta graveolens

) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.