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orcinols

orcinols is the plural of orcinol.

Meaning of orcinol

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

Questions about orcinols

What is orcinols the plural of?
Orcinols is the plural of orcinol.

Words near orcinols in the dictionary

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

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