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Orcinol

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Orcinol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

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Related dictionary entries include orcin, diorcinol, orcine, orientanol, zeorin, oroxylin.

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