• (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called oxyphenic acid, and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin. See Pyrocatechin.
Ox`y·phe'nic adjective [ Oxy- (b) + phenol .] (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called oxyphenic acid , and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin . See Pyrocatechin .