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phlorol

phlorol noun: a phenol that is metameric with xylenol, obtained by distillation of certain salts of phloretic acid.

Noun

phlorol (usually uncountable, plural phlorols)

  1. (usually) A phenol that is metameric with xylenol, obtained by distillation of certain salts of phloretic acid.

Forms of phlorol

pluralphlorols

Origin of phlorol

From phloretin + -ol.

Words formed from phlorol

Questions about phlorol

What does phlorol mean?
Phlorol means a phenol that is metameric with xylenol, obtained by distillation of certain salts of phloretic acid.
What part of speech is phlorol?
Phlorol is a noun.
What is the plural of phlorol?
The plural of phlorol is phlorols.

Words near phlorol in the dictionary

  1. phlorizinizing
  2. phloroglucin
  3. phloroglucinol
  4. phloroglucinols
  5. phloroglucinolysis
  6. phlorol
  7. phlorols
  8. phlorone
  9. phlorotannin
  10. phlorotannins
  11. phlox

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