ˈflȯrəd.ə̇n, ˈflär-, fləˈrēd.ə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: French phlorétine, from phlor- (in phlorizin ) + Greek rhētinē resin
: a crystalline phenolic ketone C 15 H 14 O 5 derived from phloroglucinol and phenol and obtained especially by hydrolysis of phlorizin