A bitter crystalline cyclic alcohol obtained from the bark and acorns of various species of oak, and found also in other plants.
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.
Definition of quercin in US English:
quercin
nounˈkwəːsɪn
Chemistry
A bitter crystalline cyclic alcohol obtained from the bark and acorns of various species of oak, and found also in other plants.
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.