resorcinol

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word resorcinol. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word resorcinol, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say resorcinol in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word resorcinol you have here. The definition of the word resorcinol will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofresorcinol, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: résorcinol

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

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

Translations