Pyrogallol Definition

pīrō-gălôl, -ōl, -ŏl, -gôlôl, -lōl, -lŏl
noun
A poisonous, white, crystalline phenol, C6H3(OH)3, produced by heating gallic acid: used in medicine, as a developer in photography, etc.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
pyrogallol
Plural:
pyrogallols

Origin of Pyrogallol

  • pyro– gall(ic acid) –ol

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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