Thesaurus: pyrogallol

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
3. 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.
4. A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by thedistillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystallinesubstance having acid properties, and hence called also pyrogallicacid. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a developer inphotography and in the production of certain dyes.
5. n a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer