resorcin

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resorcin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Resorcin \Res*or"cin\ (r?z-?r"s?n), n. [Resin + orcin. So called
     because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.] (Chem.)
     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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