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Webster 1913 Edition


Phloretin

Phlor′e-tin

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Noun.
[From Phlorizin.]
(Chem.)
A bitter white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of phlorizin, and formerly used to some extent as a substitute for quinine.

Definition 2024


phloretin

phloretin

English

Noun

phloretin (uncountable)

  1. The phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic acid, found in the leaves of apple trees.