Meaning Of The Word Orcinol

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Orcinol Meaning

Orcinol Definition
Orcinol Definition

What's The Definition Of Orcinol?

orcinol in American English
a colorless, crystalline compound, C6H3·CH3(OH)2, that becomes red in air, obtained from aloes, lichens, etc. and used as a medicine, in dyes, etc.
noun: a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C7H8 O2, sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates

orcinol in British English
noun: a colourless crystalline water-soluble solid that occurs in many lichens and from which the dyes found in litmus are derived. Formula: CH3C6 H3(OH)2

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