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quercitin

/ˈkwɜɹsɪtɪn/

quercitin noun: a flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.

quercitin: a flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains
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Noun

quercitin (uncountable)

  1. A flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
    • Quercitin-β-glucoside is more easily absorbed than the aglycone quercitin. Isorhamnetin-β-glucoside, which is chemically similar to quercitin, differing only by a single methoxyl group, is more readily absorbed.2002, D. G. Lindsay, “7: Nutritional enhancement of plant foods”, in Victoriano Valpuesta, editor, Fruit and Vegetable Biotechnology, page 174
    • Here again the consumption of a bioflavonoid (quercitin) was related to the incidence of CAD mortality. It was found that men who consumed (from the diet) less than 10 mg per day of quercitin had a 200% increase in the CAD death rate, compared to those who consumed more than 30 mg.2004, Willem Serfontein, Did Your Doctor Tell You?, page 17

Origin of quercitin

From Latin quercētum (“oak plantation”) + -in.

Questions about quercitin

What does quercitin mean?
Quercitin means a flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
What part of speech is quercitin?
Quercitin is a noun.
How do you pronounce quercitin?
Quercitin is pronounced /ˈkwɜɹsɪtɪn/.

Words near quercitin in the dictionary

  1. quercitannic
  2. quercitannic acid
  3. quercitannin
  4. quercitannoform
  5. quercite
  6. quercitin
  7. quercitol
  8. quercitrin
  9. quercitron
  10. quercitrons
  11. quercivorous

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