phlorizin
[ flawr-uh-zin, flor-, fluh-rahy-zin ]
/ ˈflɔr ə zɪn, ˈflɒr-, fləˈraɪ zɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a bitter, crystalline glucoside, C21H24O10, obtained from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, etc.: formerly used as a tonic and in the treatment of malaria; now used chiefly in biochemical research.
Also
phlo·rid·zin
[fluh-rid-zin] /fləˈrɪd zɪn/,
phlo·rhi·zin,
phlor·rhi·zin.
Words nearby phlorizin
phloem necrosis,
phloem ray,
phlogistic,
phlogiston,
phlogopite,
phlorizin,
phloroglucinol,
phlox,
phlox family,
phls,
phlyctena