Crossword-Solution: PYROCATECHIN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pyrocatechin | n. | 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. |
We have 6 clues for the answer “PYROCATECHIN”
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| reducing agent | 2 answers |
| CATECHOL | 2 answers |
| another name for catechol | 2 answers |
| dihydric phenol | 3 answers |
| orthodihydroxyphenol | 3 answers |
| colourless crystalline solid | 5 answers |
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Etym: [Cresote + phenol.] (Chem.) Defn: A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum.
Etym: [Oxy- (b) + phenol.] (Chem.) Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called oxyphenic acid, and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin.
Etym: [Veratric + ol.] (Chem.) Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.
The urine becomes dark green in colour owing to the formation of various oxidation products such as pyrocatechin.