pyrocatechol

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
Latin pyr
English pyro-
English catechol
English pyrocatechol

    From pyro- + catechol.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    pyrocatechol (countable and uncountable, plural pyrocatechols)

    1. (organic chemistry) A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars.

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