phloroglucinol

English

Noun

phloroglucinol (countable and uncountable, plural phloroglucinols)

(chemistry) a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a bone decalcifying agent

Derived terms

See also

pyrogallol 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene
hydroxyquinol 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene

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