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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Rutin

/(rṳ"tĭn)/ · Ru·tin · IPA
01 n. A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obt…
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    A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.(Chem.)