pyrocatechol

(pī′rō katə c̸hôl′, -c̸hōl′, -kôl′, -kōl′)

noun

a white, crystalline phenol, CH(OH), occurring naturally in plants and now usually produced synthetically: used as an antiseptic, as a photographic developer, etc.

Origin: pyro- + catech(u) + -ol

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