About The Word Pyrogallol

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Pyrogallol to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pyrogallol definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

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

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyrogallol:

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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Petaurista petaurista ‐ East Indian…
  • Wallace stevens ‐ United States poet…
  • Crosstie ‐ one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;…
  • Whitish ‐ tending toward white [adj] resembling milk in color or cloudiness;…
  • Lepista irina ‐ an edible agaric with large silky white caps and…
  • Ponka ‐ the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people [n] a member of…
  • Moss green ‐ of a moderate somewhat dull…
  • Navy base ‐ base of operations for a…
  • Mary ii ‐ Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest…
  • Monopolization ‐ domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion…