ˈflȯrəzə̇n, ˈflär-, fləˈrīz ə n noun
or phlo·rhi·zin or phlo·rid·zin fləˈridzə̇n ; also phlor·rhi·zin ˈflȯrəzə̇n, ˈflär-, fləˈrīz ə n
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phlo- (from Greek phloios, phloos bark) + -riz- or -rhiz- or -ridz- or -rrhiz- (from Greek rhiza root) + -in; perhaps originally formed as French phlorizine — more at root
: a bitter crystalline glucoside C 21 H 24 O 10 that is extracted from root bark or bark especially of the apple, pear, cherry, or plum, that on hydrolysis yields glucose and phloretin, and that produces glycosuria if injected hypodermically and is used chiefly in producing experimental diabetes in animals