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res·or·cin·ol    Audio Help   [ri-zawr-suh-nawl, -nol, rez-awr-] Pronunciation Key
–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C6H6O2, 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, res·or·cin.

[Origin: 1880–85; res(in) + orcinol]
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res·or·cin·ol    Audio Help   (rĭ-zôr'sə-nôl', -nōl', -nŏl')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A white crystalline compound, C6H4(OH)2, used to treat certain skin diseases and in dyes, resin adhesives, and pharmaceuticals.


[res(in) + orc(hil) + -in + -ol1.]

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resorcinol

noun
a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos 

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resorcinol res·or·cin·ol (rĭ-zôr'sə-nôl', -nōl') or res·or·cin (-sĭn)
n.
A white crystalline compound used primarily as an antiseptic in skin diseases such as psoriasis or eczema, but also used in the treatment of nausea, asthma, whooping cough, and diarrhea.

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Main Entry: res·or·cin·ol
Pronunciation: -"ol, -"Ol
Function: noun
: a crystalline phenol C6H6O2obtained from various resins or artificially and used in medicine as a fungicidal, bactericidal, and keratolytic agent

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