amidol

[ am-i-dawl, -dol ]
/ ˈæm ɪˌdɔl, -ˌdɒl /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline powder, C6H8N2O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.

Origin of amidol

First recorded in 1890–95; amid- + -ol1

Words nearby amidol

amidine, amidinohydrazone, amido-, amidogen, amidohydrolase, amidol, amidships, amidst, amie, amiee, amiens

British Dictionary definitions for amidol

Amidol
/ (ˈæmɪdɒl) /

noun

trademark a grey to colourless soluble crystalline solid that is used as a photographic developer; 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride. Formula: C 6 H 3 (NH 2) 2 (OH).2HCl