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myricitrin
noun
my·ric·i·trin
\mə̇ˈrisə‧trə̇n\
Definition of myricitrin
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: a crystalline glycoside C21H20O12 obtained especially from the bark of the box myrtle and yielding myricetin and rhamnose on hydrolysis
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Origin and Etymology of myricitrin
International Scientific Vocabulary myric- (from New Latin Myrica) + -itrin (as in quercitrin)
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