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hexylresorcinol

hexylresorcinol noun: a hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.

Noun

hexylresorcinol (countable and uncountable, plural hexylresorcinols)

  1. A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.

Forms of hexylresorcinol

pluralhexylresorcinols

Origin of hexylresorcinol

From hexyl + resorcinol.

Questions about hexylresorcinol

What does hexylresorcinol mean?
Hexylresorcinol means a hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
What part of speech is hexylresorcinol?
Hexylresorcinol is a noun.
What is the plural of hexylresorcinol?
The plural of hexylresorcinol is hexylresorcinols.

Words near hexylresorcinol in the dictionary

  1. hexylcaine
  2. hexylene
  3. hexylenes
  4. hexylic
  5. hexyloxy
  6. hexylresorcinol
  7. hexylresorcinols
  8. hexyls
  9. hexylthiofos
  10. hexylthiophene
  11. hexylthiophenes

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