hesperidin

(hes peri din)

noun

a crystalline glucoside, CHO, derived from flavanone and found in the peel of many citrus fruits

Origin: < ModL hesperidium, orange (in allusion to the golden apples of Hesperides) + -in

See hesperidin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A white or colorless crystalline compound, C28H34O15, occurring in citrus fruit.

Origin:

Origin: hesperid(ium)

Origin: + -in

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