c6h4oh2

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c6h4oh2 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydroquinone \Hy`dro*qui"none\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + quinone.]
     (Chem.)
     A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, obtained by the
     reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and
     metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called also
     dihydroxy benzene.
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  Oxyphenol \Ox`y*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.)
     A phenol, C6H4(OH)2, produced by the distillation of
     catechin; called also oxyphenic acid, and now
     pyrocatechin.
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  Pyrocatechin \Pyr`o*cat"e*chin\, n. [Pyro- + catechu.] (Chem.)
     A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, of the phenol
     series, found in various plants; -- so called because first
     obtained by distillation of gum catechu. Called also
     catechol, oxyphenol. etc.
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