Catechol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See catechin.
  • n. A biologically important organic phenol, having two hydroxyl groups attached to the benzene ring.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. any of a group of chemicals having a benzene ring substituted with two hydroxyl groups in ortho position, especially ortho-dihydroxybenzene itself (C6H6O2), also called pyrocatechol, used in photography and as a reagent.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as pyrocatechol or *pyrocatechin.
    • Word Usage
    "An additional level of confidence is that a component of the reaction mixture, called catechol, actually kills the bacteria a few hours after it is added."
    Variant
    pyrocatechol   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pyrocatechol   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
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