pyrogallol

(pī′rə gal′ôl′, -ōl′)

noun

a poisonous, white, crystalline phenol, CH(OH), produced by heating gallic acid: used in medicine, as a developer in photography, etc.

Origin: pyro- + gall(ic acid) + -ol

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noun

A white, toxic crystalline phenol, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a photographic developer and to treat certain skin diseases. Also called pyrogallic acid.

Origin:

Origin: pyro-

Origin: + gall(ic acid)

Origin: + -ol¹

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