phloroglucinol

[ flawr-uh-gloo-suh-nawl, -nol, flor- ]
/ ˌflɔr əˈglu səˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl, ˌflɒr- /

noun Chemistry.

a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C6H3(OH)3⋅2H2O, used chiefly in analytical chemistry and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
Also phlor·o·glu·cin [flawr-uh-gloo-sin, flor-] /ˌflɔr əˈglu sɪn, ˌflɒr-/, phlor·o·glu·cine [flawr-uh-gloo-seen, -sin, flor-] /ˌflɔr əˈglu sin, -sɪn, ˌflɒr-/.

Origin of phloroglucinol

First recorded in 1875–80; phlor(izin) + -o- + gluc- + -in2 + -ol1

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Medical definitions for phloroglucinol

phloroglucinol
[ flôr′ə-glōōsə-nôl′,-nōl′ ]

n.

A white, slightly sweet, crystalline compound used as an antispasmodic, analytical reagent, and decalcifier of bone specimens for microscopic examination. phloroglucin