pyrocatechol

noun

py·ro·cat·e·chol | \ ˌpī-rō-ˈka-tə-ˌkȯl

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: catechol sense 2

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pyrocatechuic acid

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The first known use of pyrocatechol was in 1881

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pyrocatechol

noun

py·ro·cat·e·chol | \ ˌpī-rō-ˈkat-ə-ˌkȯl

, -ˌkōl

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Medical Definition of pyrocatechol

: a crystalline phenol C₆H₆O₂ obtained by pyrolysis of various natural substances (as resins and lignins) but usually made synthetically and used especially as a photographic developer and in organic synthesis

— called also catechol

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