First Known Use: 1881
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pyrocatechol
noun py·ro·cat·e·chol \ˌpī-rō-ˈka-tə-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl\
Definition of PYROCATECHOL
: catechol 2
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Origin of PYROCATECHOL
International Scientific Vocabulary
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pyrocatechol
noun py·ro·cat·e·chol \ˌpī-rō-ˈkat-ə-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl\
Medical Definition of PYROCATECHOL
: a crystalline phenol C6H6O2 obtained by pyrolysis of various natural substances (as resins and lignins) but usually made synthetically and used especially as a photographic developer and in organic synthesis—called also catechol
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