Hesperidin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hesperidin \Hes*per"i*din\, n. [See {Hesperidium}.] (Chem.)
     A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange),
     and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
     [1913 Webster]