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PYROGALLOL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
Synonyms:
pyrogallic acid; pyrogallol
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pyrogallol" is a kind of...):
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
Derivation:
pyrogallic (of or relating to pyrogallol)
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