chlorohydroquinone

[klawr-uh-hahy-droh-kwi-nohn, klohr-]

noun

a white to light-tan, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C6H3Cl(OH)2, used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a developer in photography.

Origin of chlorohydroquinone

chloro-² + hydroquinone

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