Phloretin

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

  Phloretin \Phlor"e*tin\, n. [From Phlorizin.] (Chem.)
     A bitter white crystalline substance obtained by the
     decomposition of phlorizin, and formerly used to some extent
     as a substitute for quinine.
     [1913 Webster]