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Pyrogallol
Pyrˊo-gal′lol
,Noun.
[
Pyrogallic
+ -ol
.] (Chem.)
A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance having acid properties, and hence called also
pyrogallic acid
. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a developer in photography and in the production of certain dyes. Definition 2024
Pyrogallol
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See also: Pyrogallol
English
Noun
pyrogallol (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, C6H3(OH)3, used is a photographic developer.
Synonyms
See also
- phloroglucinol 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene
- hydroxyquinol 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene