English Explanatory Dictionary

resorcinol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone.

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈzɔː(ɹ)sɪnɒl/

Word forms

resorcinol resorcinols

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *auzis Latin auris Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin auricula Latin ōriculader. Italian oricelloder. Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)influ. Old Catalan orxellader. Old French orchel French orseilleder. Dutch orseilleder. New Latin orcinader. French orcineder. English orcin Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English orcinol English resorcinol From resin + orcinol.

Derived words

alkylresorcinol chrysoine resorcinol hexylresorcinol irisresorcinol naphthoresorcinol p-nitrobenzene-azo-resorcinol resorcinolic resorcinolphthalein trinitroresorcinol
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