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or⋅ci⋅nol

  [awr-suh-nawl, -nol]
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–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C7H8O2, sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
Also, or⋅cin  [awr-sin] .

Origin:
1875–80; < NL orcin(a) (< It orcello orchil, by alter.) + -ol 2
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Main Entry: or·cin·ol
Pronunciation: 'or-s&-"nol, -"nOl
Function: noun
: a crystalline dihydroxy phenolCH3C6H3(OH)2 obtained from various lichens that is used as an analytical reagent
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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