quercite Chem.
(ˈkwɜːsaɪt)
[f. L. quercus oak + -ite1 4.]
A sweet crystalline alcohol obtained from acorns.
| 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. iii. 72 Quercite..from acorns... Transparent prisms. 1863 Fownes Chem. 434 The juice of the acorn is submitted to fermentation. The fermented liquor, on evaporation, yields small prisms of quercite. |
Hence quercitin(e) = quercetin (Webster 1864, citing Gregory). ˈquercitol = quercite (Watts Dict. Chem. 3rd Suppl. 1881).