c6h6o2

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c6h6o2 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  catechol \cat"e*chol\ (k[a^]t"[e^]*k[add]l`), n. [.]
     any of a group of chemicals having a benzene ring substituted
     with two hydroxyl groups in ortho position, especially
     ortho-dihydroxybenzene itself (C6H6O2), also called
     pyrocatechol, used in photography and as a reagent.
     [PJC]