quercin
/ˈkwəːsɪn/Chemistry
noun
A bitter crystalline cyclic alcohol obtained from the bark and acorns of various species of oak, and found also in other plants.
- Quercin is a stereoisomer of hexahydroxycyclohexane; C6H12O6. It is unlikely that the pure compound was isolated before the mid 20th cent..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. From German Quercin from English quercia + German -in -in.