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quer•ci•tol
(kwûr′si tôl′, -tol′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistry, Drugsa colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C6H12O5, obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine. Also called acorn sugar.
- quercet(in) + -ol1 1880–85
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