RUTIN

Etymology

Noun

rutin (uncountable)

(biochemistry) A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and rutinose.

Anagrams

• Turin, ruint

Source: Wiktionary


Ru"tin, n. (Chem.)

Definition: A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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