/ri zawr"seuh nawl', -nol', rez awr"-/ , n. Chem., Pharm.
a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
Also, resorcin .
[ 1880-85; RES(IN) + ORCINOL ]