Definition: quercite

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Quercite \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.