Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white or colorless crystalline compound, C28H34O15, occurring in citrus fruit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crystallizable bitter principle found in the spongy envelop of oranges and lemons. Its nature has not yet been ascertained.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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July 20, 2009 -- An apple a day is said to keep the doctor away, but orange juice may be good at the job, too. in orange juice called hesperidin improves blood vessel function and helps lower a person's risk of heart disease, researchers report.
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July 20, 2009 -- An apple a day is said to keep the doctor away, but orange juice may be good at the job, too. in orange juice called hesperidin improves blood vessel function and helps lower a person's risk of heart disease, researchers report.
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Two delicious perfumes are distilled from the flowers -- oil of neroli, and napha water, -- of which the chemical hydro-carbon "hesperidin," is mainly the active principle.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The white lining pith of the peel possesses likewise the crystalline principle "hesperidin."
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The peel furnishes hesperidin, a volatile oil, gallic acid, and a bitter principle.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Researchers led by Professor Paresh Dandona linked the apparent benefits of the orange juice to the high content of the flavonoids naringenin and hesperidin.
NutraIngredients-USA RSS stephen.daniells@decisionnews.com 2010
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Researchers led by Professor Paresh Dandona linked the apparent benefits of the orange juice to the high content of the flavonoids naringenin and hesperidin.
FoodNavigator-USA RSS stephen.daniells@decisionnews.com 2010
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Other studies focussing on hesperidin have also reported potential cardiovascular and neurological benefits.
FoodNavigator-USA RSS stephen.daniells@decisionnews.com 2010
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Other studies focussing on hesperidin have also reported potential cardiovascular and neurological benefits.
NutraIngredients RSS stephen.daniells@decisionnews.com 2010
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Researchers led by Professor Paresh Dandona linked the apparent benefits of the orange juice to the high content of the flavonoids naringenin and hesperidin.
NutraIngredients RSS stephen.daniells@decisionnews.com 2010
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