a colourless crystalline phenol with a sweet taste, used in making dyes, drugs, resins, and adhesives. Formula: C6H4(OH)2; relative density: 1.27; melting pt: 111°C; boiling pt at 1 atm.: 276°C
Derived forms
resorcinal (reˈsorcinal)
adjective
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from resin + orcinol
resorcinol in American English
(rɪˈzɔrsɪˌnɔl; rɪˈzɔrsɪˌnoʊl)
noun
a colorless, crystalline compound, C6H4(OH)2, prepared synthetically or by fusing certain resins with caustic alkalies and used in making dyes, celluloid, pharmaceuticals, etc.