(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:25:41

Quer"cite (?), n. Chem.

A white crystalline substance, C6H7(OH)5, found in acorns, the fruit of the oak (Quercus). It has a sweet taste, and is regarded as a pentacid alcohol.

 

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