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catecholic

catecholic adjective: relating to, or derived from a catechol.

Adjective

catecholic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or derived from a catechol

Origin of catecholic

From catechol + -ic.

Questions about catecholic

What does catecholic mean?
Catecholic means relating to, or derived from a catechol.
What part of speech is catecholic?
Catecholic is an adjective.

Words near catecholic in the dictionary

  1. catecholborane
  2. catecholboranes
  3. catecholergic
  4. catecholestrogen
  5. catecholestrogens
  6. catecholic
  7. catecholinergic
  8. catecholoxidase
  9. catecholoxidases
  10. catechols
  11. catechreses

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