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orcinol

orcinol noun: a natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

Noun

orcinol (countable and uncountable, plural orcinols)

  1. A natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses

Forms of orcinol

pluralorcinols

Origin of orcinol

From orcin + -ol.

Words formed from orcinol

Questions about orcinol

What does orcinol mean?
Orcinol means a natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.
What part of speech is orcinol?
Orcinol is a noun.
What is the plural of orcinol?
The plural of orcinol is orcinols.

Words near orcinol in the dictionary

  1. Orchy
  2. ORCID
  3. orcin
  4. orcine
  5. orcines
  6. orcinol
  7. orcinols
  8. orcins
  9. orciprenaline
  10. orcish
  11. orcishness

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