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Origin and Etymology of pyrocatechol
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noun
py·ro·cat·e·chol
\ˌpī-rō-ˈkat-ə-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl\
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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