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pyrocatechol

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

noun

Chemistry.

  1. catechol.

pyrocatechol British  
/ -kɒl, ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪˌtʃɒl, ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪkɪn /

noun

  1. another name for catechol

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Etymology

Origin of pyrocatechol

First recorded in 1885–90; pyro- + catechol

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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.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

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