quercitol
[ kwur-si-tawl, -tol ]
/ ˈkwɜr sɪˌtɔl, -ˌtɒl /
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C6H12O5, obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
Also called
acorn sugar.
Origin of quercitol
First recorded in 1880–85;
quercet(in) +
-ol1
Words nearby quercitol
quentin,
quercetin,
quercia,
quercine,
quercitannic acid,
quercitol,
quercitron,
querist,
quern,
quernstone,
quersprung