aminophenol

 [uh-mee-noh-fee-nawl, -nol, am-uh-noh-]  

a·mi·no·phe·nol

   [uh-mee-noh-fee-nawl, -nol, am-uh-noh-]
noun Chemistry.
a white crystalline substance, C6H7NO, occurring in three isomers, meta-, ortho-, and para-aminophenol: used as an intermediate for dyes and as a photographic developer.
Origin:
amino- + phenol
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Aminophenol is always a great word to know.
So is oxidation. Does it mean:
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases
the process or result of a chemical reaction to oxygen, or the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes
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aminophenol (əˌmaɪnəʊˈfiːnɒl, -ˌmiː-)
 
—n
chem any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH

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