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phloretin

phloretin noun: the phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic acid, found in the leaves of apple trees.

Noun

phloretin (uncountable)

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

Origin of phloretin

From phlorizin.

Words formed from phloretin

Questions about phloretin

What does phloretin mean?
Phloretin means the phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic acid, found in the leaves of apple trees.
What part of speech is phloretin?
Phloretin is a noun.

Words near phloretin in the dictionary

  1. phlomisosides
  2. phloramine
  3. phlorethol
  4. phlorethols
  5. phloretic acid
  6. phloretin
  7. phloretine
  8. phlorhizin
  9. phloridzin
  10. phloridzine
  11. phlorin

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