RESORCINOL

resorcinol

(noun) a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos

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Noun

resorcinol (countable and uncountable, plural resorcinols)

(organic compound) The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone.

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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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