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catechol

 
Dictionary: cat·e·chol   (kăt'ĭ-kôl', -kŏl', -kōl') pronunciation
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n.
  1. See catechin.
  2. A biologically important organic phenol, having two hydroxyl groups attached to the benzene ring.

[CATECH(U) + -OL1.]


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Chemistry Dictionary: 1,2-dihydroxybenzene
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A colourless crystalline phenol, C6H4(OH)2; r.d. 1.15; m.p. 105°C; b.p. 245°C. It is used as a photographic developer.


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A compound, o-dehydroxybenzene, used as a reagent and comprising the aromatic portion in the synthesis of catecholamines.

 
 

 

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