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RESORCINOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("resorcinol" is a kind of...):
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
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