Pyrocatechol

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

  catechol \cat"e*chol\ (k[a^]t"[e^]*k[add]l`), n. [.]
     any of a group of chemicals having a benzene ring substituted
     with two hydroxyl groups in ortho position, especially
     ortho-dihydroxybenzene itself ({C6H6O2}), also called
     {pyrocatechol}, used in photography and as a reagent.
     [PJC]