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Webster 1913 Edition
Phloretin
Phlor′e-tin
,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)
- The phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic acid, found in the leaves of apple trees.