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phloroglucinol

phloroglucinol noun: a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a bone decalcifying agent.

Noun

phloroglucinol (countable and uncountable, plural phloroglucinols)

  1. A poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a bone decalcifying agent.

Forms of phloroglucinol

pluralphloroglucinols

Words formed from phloroglucinol

Questions about phloroglucinol

What does phloroglucinol mean?
Phloroglucinol means a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a bone decalcifying agent.
What part of speech is phloroglucinol?
Phloroglucinol is a noun.
What is the plural of phloroglucinol?
The plural of phloroglucinol is phloroglucinols.

Words near phloroglucinol in the dictionary

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

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