phloretin
/ˈflɔːrətɪn/Chemistry
noun
A crystalline phenolic compound with a bicyclic molecular structure, the aglycone of phlorizin; 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-propanone, C15H14O5.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From phloro- + -etin, after French phlorétine.