pyrocatechol

[ pahy-ruh-kat-i-chawl, -chol, -kawl, -kol ]

nounChemistry.

Origin of pyrocatechol

1
First recorded in 1885–90; pyro- + catechol
  • Also py·ro·cat·e·chin [pahy-ruh-kat-uh-chin, -kin]. /ˌpaɪ rəˈkæt ə tʃɪn, -kɪn/.

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British Dictionary definitions for pyrocatechol

pyrocatechol

pyrocatechin (ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪkɪn)

/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪˌtʃɒl, -kɒl) /


noun
  1. another name for catechol

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