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quercin

quercin noun: a form of tannic acid extracted from acorns and oak-bark.

Noun

quercin (uncountable)

  1. A form of tannic acid extracted from acorns and oak-bark.

Synonyms of quercin

Origin of quercin

quercus (“oak”) + -in

Questions about quercin

What does quercin mean?
Quercin means a form of tannic acid extracted from acorns and oak-bark.
What part of speech is quercin?
Quercin is a noun.

Words near quercin in the dictionary

  1. quercic acid
  2. quercicobufagin
  3. querciform
  4. quercimeric acid
  5. quercimeritrin
  6. quercin
  7. quercine
  8. quercinic acid
  9. quercinitol
  10. quercins
  11. quercista

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