catechol

noun

cat·​e·​chol ˈka-tə-ˌkȯl How to pronounce catechol (audio)
-ˌkōl
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2
: a crystalline phenol C6H6O2 obtained from various natural sources but usually made synthetically and used especially in organic synthesis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Dopamine’s role in all these conditions brought Hall to the enzyme COMT, or catechol-O-methyltransferase. Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2014 He and Matt Coggon, a research scientist at NOAA, also found that catechol may play a key role in ozone formation related to wildfires. Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020 To prevent this, Valentine and her colleagues temporarily covered the catechols with capping groups. Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of catechol was in 1880

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“Catechol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catechol. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

Medical Definition

catechol

noun
cat·​e·​chol ˈkat-ə-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl How to pronounce catechol (audio)

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