Phlorizin Definition

flôrizin, flōrīzin
noun
A bitter, white, crystalline glycoside, C21H24O10, obtained from the root and bark of certain fruit trees: used experimentally to cause glycosuria because it inhibits cellular absorption of glucose.
Webster's New World

A bitter, crystalline glucoside of phloretin from the root-bark of apple, pear, cherry, etc.

Wiktionary

Origin of Phlorizin

  • Ancient Greek φλόος="bark" and ῥίζα="root".

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