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resorcinol

resorcinol

See also: résorcinol

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Noun

resorcinol (countable and uncountable, plural resorcinols)

  1. (organic chemistry) The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone.

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