pyrocatechol

American

[pahy-ruh-kat-i-chawl, -chol, -kawl, -kol] / ˌpaɪ rəˈkæt ɪˌtʃɔl, -ˌtʃɒl, -ˌkɔl, -ˌkɒl /

Also pyrocatechin

noun

Chemistry.

catechol.

pyrocatechol British

/ -kɒl, ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪˌtʃɒl, ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪkɪn /

noun

another name for catechol

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Etymology

Origin of pyrocatechol

First recorded in 1885–90; pyro- + catechol

Example Sentences

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Pyrocatechuic acid, derived from pyrocatechol, represented by the formula, Gallic acid, derived from pyrogallol, and represented by the formula, In most of the common tannins, however, the characteristic acids are oxy-derivatives of the so-called "tannon" group, represented by the formula, C6H5·CO·O·C6H5.

From Project Gutenberg

The products are phenol and pyrocatechol, with some quantity of an amorphous product probably formed by condensation of a quinone with the phenolic products of reaction.

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