resorcinol

American  

[ri-zawr-suh-nawl, -nol] / rɪˈzɔr səˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /

Also resorcin

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.

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resorcinol British  

/ rɪˈzɔːsɪˌnɒl /

noun

1. a colourless crystalline phenol with a sweet taste, used in making dyes, drugs, resins, and adhesives. Formula: C 6 H 4 (OH) 2 ; relative density: 1.27; melting pt: 111°C; boiling pt at 1 atm.: 276°C

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Other Word Forms

• resorcinal adjective

Etymology

Origin of resorcinol

First recorded in 1880–85; res(in) + orcinol

Example Sentences

They are still wood, but they are laminated with resorcinol glue, which makes them stronger and lighter than just a tree and also more resistant to damage by rot.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2017

"Hexyl resorcinol," an internal antiseptic "50 times as powerful as carbolic acid," less injurious to the organs than any hitherto known.—Dr.

From Time Magazine Archive

At last, with great difficulty, six atomical groups of the acids were united with the resorcinol, hexylresorcinol formed.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of these compounds, phthalic acid, is obtained from naphthalene, and the other, resorcin or resorcinol, is prepared from benzene.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

The condensation product—prepared as described for resorcinol, but requiring higher temperature—is a brick-red powder, insoluble in water.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg