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rutin

[ root-n ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 2 7 H 3 0 O 1 6 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rutin1

< German Rutin (1842) < New Latin Rut ( a ) rue, a source of the substance ( rutaceous ) + German -in -in 2

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Example Sentences

Rutin (or rutinic acid), according to Weiss, is a glucoside which exists in the form of fine needles, bright yellow in color.

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