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RESORCINOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does resorcinol mean?
• RESORCINOL (noun)
The noun RESORCINOL has 1 sense:
1. a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos
Familiarity information: RESORCINOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("resorcinol" is a kind of...):
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
Context examples
Diglycidyl resorcinol ether is used as a liquid spray epoxy resin and in the production of other epoxy resins.
(Diglycidyl Resorcinol Ether, NCI Thesaurus)
It is prepared by heating phthalic anhydride and resorcinol over a zinc catalyst, and it crystallizes as a deep red powder.
(Fluorescein, NCI Thesaurus)
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