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pyrocatechin
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oxyphenol \Ox`y*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.) A phenol, C6H4(OH)2, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also oxyphenic acid, and now pyrocatechin. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pyrocatechin \Pyr`o*cat"e*chin\, n. [Pyro- + catechu.] (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]
