quercitrin
/ˈkwəːsɪtrɪn/Chemistry
noun
A pale yellow crystalline glycoside obtained from quercitron bark, which yields quercetin and rhamnose on hydrolysis and is used as a dye.
- Quercitrin is quercetin-3-rhamnoside; C21H20O11..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Britannica. From French quercitrin, quercitrine from quercitr- (in quercitron) + -in.