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resorcinol
res·or·cin·ol [ ri záwrssi nàwl ]


noun 
Definition:
 
colorless crystalline phenol: a colorless crystalline phenol. Use: manufacture of dyes, resins, drugs, in tanning. C6H6O2
[Late 19th century. <resin + orcin, crystalline substance obtained from orchils]
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