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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crystalline substance, C14H12O4, formed by warming peucedanin with acids or with alcoholic potash. It yields resorcinol and acetic acid when fused with caustic potash. It melts at 170° C.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant (Imperatoria Oreoselinum), and yields resorcin on decomposition.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant, Imperatoria oreoselinum, and yields resorcin on decomposition.

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