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phloroglucin

phloroglucin noun: phloroglucinol.

Noun

phloroglucin (uncountable)

  1. (dated) phloroglucinol

Origin of phloroglucin

From phloretin + Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -in.

Words formed from phloroglucin

Questions about phloroglucin

What does phloroglucin mean?
Phloroglucin means phloroglucinol.
What part of speech is phloroglucin?
Phloroglucin is a noun.

Words near phloroglucin in the dictionary

  1. phlorizinization
  2. phlorizinize
  3. phlorizinized
  4. phlorizinizes
  5. phlorizinizing
  6. phloroglucin
  7. phloroglucinol
  8. phloroglucinols
  9. phloroglucinolysis
  10. phlorol
  11. phlorols

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