hexylresorcinol

noun

hex·yl·res·or·cin·ol ˌhek-səl-rə-ˈzȯr-sə-ˌnȯl

-ˌnōl

: a crystalline phenol C₁₂H₁₈O₂ used as an antiseptic and anthelmintic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The latter is thanks to vitamin C and hexylresorcinol, which is an antioxidant that specifically targets an enzyme required for the production of pigment in the skin, Lain explains. —

Devon Abelman, Allure, 19 Mar. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hexylresorcinol was in 1924

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Medical Definition

hexylresorcinol

noun

hex·yl·res·or·cin·ol ˌhek-səl-rə-ˈzȯrs-ᵊn-ˌȯl

-ˌōl

: a crystalline phenol C₁₂H₁₈O₂ used as an antiseptic (as in a throat lozenge) and as an anthelmintic against ascarids (especially Ascaris lumbricoides), hookworms, and whipworms (especially Trichuris trichiura)