quercite

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noun

A white crystalline substance found in acorns.

Similar
acorn sugar
OriginLatin quercus →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounquercite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA white crystalline substance found in acorns.

    Synonyms: acorn sugar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA white crystalline substance found in acorns.

Similar
acorn sugar

Origin

  1. Latinquercus“oak”
  2. Englishquercite

Latin quercus (“oak”), + -ite.

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APA

quercite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quercite

MLA

“quercite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quercite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quercite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quercite.

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