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Oxyphenol

Oxˊy-phe′nol

,
Noun.
(Chem.)
A phenol,
C6H4(OH)2
, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also
oxyphenic acid
, and now
pyrocatechin
.

Definition 2024


oxyphenol

oxyphenol

English

Noun

oxyphenol (plural oxyphenols)

  1. (chemistry) A phenol produced by the distillation of catechin; oxyphenic acid or pyrocatechin.