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Pyrogallol

Pyrogallol Meaning & Definition
Pyrogallol Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pyrogallol?

[n] a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyrogallol: pyrogallic acid

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See Also | phenol

Pyrogallol In Webster's Dictionary

\Pyr`o*gal"lol\, n. [Pyrogallic + -ol.] (Chem.) A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance having acid properties, and hence called also {pyrogallic acid}. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a developer in photography and in the production of certain dyes.

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