different between package vs quercetin

English

Etymology

Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?pæk?d?/
  • California, US: IPA^(key): [?p?ak?d??]

Noun

package (countable and uncountable, plural packages)

1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.

   Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

3. (software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
4. (uncountable, archaic) The act of packing something.
5. Something resembling a package.
6. A package holiday.
7. A football formation.

   the "dime" defensive package

   For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.

8. (euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.
   • 2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours (page 93)

     The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.

9. (uncountable, historical) A charge made for packing goods.
10. (journalism) A group of related stories spread over several pages.

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Verb

package (third-person singular simple present packages, present participle packaging, simple past and past participle packaged)

1. To pack or bundle something.
2. To travel on a package holiday.
3. To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.

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References

• “package, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, January 2015

English

Etymology

translingual Quercus (“genus of oak”)

Noun

quercetin (countable and uncountable, plural quercetins)

1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
   • 2003, David Hoffmann, Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine, page 104,

     Quercetin has gained the attention of the supplement industry, and is now widely promoted as a natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant magic bullet.

   • 2005, James Braly, Patrick Holford, Hidden Food Allergies, page 101,

     The one daily supplement that often reduces allergic symptoms across the board is the phytonutrient quercetin, a chemical compound known as a bioflavonoid and found in plants.

   • 2014, Masuko Kobori, 14: Dietary Quercetin and other Polyphenols: Attenuation of Obesity, Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy, Sherma Zibadi (editors), Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease, Volume 1, page 168,

     In plasma, quercetin mostly exists as glucuronated, sulfated, and/or methylated quercetin conjugates.

   • 2015 August 1, Marta Zaraska, Bitter truth, in New Scientist, Issue 3032, page 27,

     One study, for example, found that eating a diet rich in quercetin, found in green tea, broccoli and red wine, might help protect against lung cancer, especially in heavy smokers.

Hypernyms

• flavonol

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