phloroglucinol

English

Noun

phloroglucinol (countable and uncountable; plural phloroglucinols)

1. (chemistry) a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a bone decalcifying agent

Derived terms

• phlorotannin
• polyphloroglucinol

See also

• pyrogallol 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene
• hydroxyquinol 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene