quercetin
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quercetin
[′kwer·sə·tən] (biochemistry)
C15H5O2(OH)5 A yellow, crystalline flavonol obtained from oak bark and Douglas-fir bark; used as an antioxidant and absorber of ultraviolet rays, and in rubber, plastics, and vegetable oils.
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