-ˈgaˌlōl, -läl noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary anthr- + gallic + -ol
: an orange crystalline compound C 14 H 5 O 2 (OH) 3 used as a brown mordant dye; 1,2,3-trihydroxy-anthraquinone — called also alizarine brown, anthracene brown ; see dye table I (under Mordant Brown 42 )