• (n.) A colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthalein, fluorescein, and eosin.
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<chemistry> A colourless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc, with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthalein, fluorescein, and eosin. ... Origin: Resin + orcin. So called because in its higher homologue it resemble...
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Res·or'cin noun [
Res in +
orcin . So called because in its higher homologue it resembles
orcin .]
(Chemistry) A colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced a...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-zōr′sin Synonyms: resorcinol
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