resorcinol

See also: résorcinol

English

Etymology

From resin +‎ orcinol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈzɔː(ɹ)sɪnɒl/

Noun

resorcinol (countable and uncountable, plural resorcinols)

1. (organic chemistry) The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone.

Derived terms

• alkylresorcinol
• chrysoine resorcinol
• hexylresorcinol
• irisresorcinol
• naphthoresorcinol
• p-nitrobenzene-azo-resorcinol
• resorcinolic
• resorcinolphthalein
• trinitroresorcinol

Translations

meta-dihydroxy benzene

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 間苯二酚 / 间苯二酚 (jiānběn'èrfēn), 雷瑣酚 / 雷琐酚 (léisuǒfēn), 雷瑣辛 / 雷琐辛 (zh) (léisuǒxīn)

• Italian: resorcina f