-s ə nˌȯl, -ˌōl noun
( -s )
Etymology: phloroglucin + -ol
: a sweet crystalline phenol C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 that occurs in combined form in glycosides (as phlorizin), in resins, and in tannins, that is usually made from trinitrotoluene by a series of steps, and that is used chiefly as a developer in black-and-white reproduction; 1, 3, 5-trihydroxy-benzene