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benzenediol

benzenediol noun: any of the isomeric diphenols derived from benzene (namely catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone), or their derivatives.

Noun

benzenediol (plural benzenediols)

  1. Any of the isomeric diphenols derived from benzene (namely catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone), or their derivatives.

Forms of benzenediol

pluralbenzenediols

Origin of benzenediol

From benzene + diol.

Questions about benzenediol

What does benzenediol mean?
Benzenediol means any of the isomeric diphenols derived from benzene (namely catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone), or their derivatives.
What part of speech is benzenediol?
Benzenediol is a noun.
What is the plural of benzenediol?
The plural of benzenediol is benzenediols.

Words near benzenediol in the dictionary

  1. benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate
  2. benzenedicarboxylate
  3. benzenedicarboxylates
  4. benzenedicarboxylic acid
  5. benzenedicarboxylic acids
  6. benzenediol
  7. benzenediols
  8. benzenes
  9. benzenesulfonamide
  10. benzenesulfonamides
  11. benzenesulfonate

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