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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A yellow crystalline glucoside, C33H44O20 + 8H2O (?), found in the flowers of the locust-tree, Robinia Pseudacacia. It yields quercitin and a sugar, probably isodulcite, when hydrolyzed. It molts at 195° C.

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  • Considerably less antimutagenic activity was observed for dihydroquercetin, naringenin, robinin, D-catechin, genistein, kaempferide and chrysin.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

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