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catechols

catechols is the plural of catechol.

Meaning of catechol

Noun

catechol (countable and uncountable, plural catechols)

  1. The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
    Synonyms:
    pyrocatechol

Questions about catechols

What is catechols the plural of?
Catechols is the plural of catechol.

Words near catechols in the dictionary

  1. catecholestrogens
  2. catecholic
  3. catecholinergic
  4. catecholoxidase
  5. catecholoxidases
  6. catechols
  7. catechreses
  8. catechresis
  9. catechu
  10. catechuic
  11. catechumen

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