Phloroglucinol
[flawr-uh-gloo-suh-nawl, -nol, flor-] /ˌflɔr əˈglu səˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl, ˌflɒr-/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly in analytical chemistry and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
phloroglucinol phlo·ro·glu·cin·ol (flôr’ə-glōō’sə-nôl’,-nōl’)
n.
A white, slightly sweet, crystalline compound used as an antispasmodic, an analytical reagent, and as a decalcifier of bone specimens for microscopic examination. Also called phloroglucin.
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