(pharmacology) C6H7(OH)5 Colorless, water-soluble, sweet-tasting crystals with a melting point of 234°C; used in medicine. Also known as acorn sugar; quercite.
quercitol
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(′kwer·sə′töl)
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A sweet compound (quercitol) extracted from acorns.
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