CATECHOL


Meaning of CATECHOL in English

/kat"i kawl', -kol'/ , n.

a colorless, crystalline, dihydroxyl derivative of benzene, C 6 H 6 O 2 , the ortho isomer, used chiefly in photography, for dyeing, and as a reagent; pyrocatechol.

[ 1875-80; CATECH(U) + -OL 1 ]

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