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 py·ro·gal·lol /ˌpaɪroˈgæˌlɔl, ˌlol; ˈgɔ-/

 py·ro·gal·lol /-ˈgælˌɔl, ˌol; ˈgɔˌlɔl, ˌlol/ 名詞
 焦棓酚,連苯三酚

 Pyr·o·gal·lol n.  Chem. A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance having acid properties, and hence called also pyrogallic acid. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a developer in photography and in the production of certain dyes.
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 pyrogallol
      n : a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat
          certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
          [syn: pyrogallic acid]