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pyrocatechin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oxyphenol \Ox`y*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.) A phenol, ?????, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also {oxyphenic acid}, and now {pyrocatechin}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyrocatechin \Pyr`o*cat"e*chin\, n. [Pyro- + catechu.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {C6H4(OH)2}, of the phenol series, found in various plants; -- so called because first obtained by distillation of gum catechu. Called also {catechol}, {oxyphenol}. etc
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