phloroglucinol

English edit

Noun edit

phloroglucinol (countable and uncountable, plural phloroglucinols)

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

Derived terms edit

See also edit

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

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=phloroglucinol&oldid=58135309"