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hydroxyquinol

hydroxyquinol noun: a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used in organic synthesis.

Noun

hydroxyquinol (uncountable)

  1. a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used in organic synthesis

Origin of hydroxyquinol

From hydroxy- + quinol.

Questions about hydroxyquinol

What does hydroxyquinol mean?
Hydroxyquinol means a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is hydroxyquinol?
Hydroxyquinol is a noun.

Words near hydroxyquinol in the dictionary

  1. hydroxypyrone
  2. hydroxypyrones
  3. hydroxypyruvate
  4. hydroxypyruvates
  5. hydroxypyruvic acid
  6. hydroxyquinol
  7. hydroxyquinolate
  8. hydroxyquinolates
  9. hydroxyquinoline
  10. hydroxyquinolines
  11. hydroxyquinone

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