Pyrocatechin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oxyphenol \Ox`y*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.)
     A phenol, {C6H4(OH)2}, produced by the distillation of
     catechin; called also {oxyphenic acid}, and now
     {pyrocatechin}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyrocatechin \Pyr`o*cat"e*chin\, n. [Pyro- + catechu.] (Chem.)
     A white crystalline substance, {C6H4(OH)2}, of the phenol
     series, found in various plants; -- so called because first
     obtained by distillation of gum catechu. Called also
     {catechol}, {oxyphenol}. etc.
     [1913 Webster]