"catechol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.ɒl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæt.ɪk.ɒl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæt.əˌkɔl/ [General-American], /ˈkæt.əˌkoʊl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catechol.wav [Southern-England] Forms: catechols [plural]
Etymology: From catech(u) + -ol. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|catechu|ol|alt1=catech(u)}} catech(u) + -ol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} catechol (countable and uncountable, plural catechols)
  1. (organic chemistry) The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol. Wikipedia link: catechol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: pyrocatechol Hypernyms: thitsiol

Inflected forms

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