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pyrogallol

/pahy-ruh-gal-awl, -ol, -guh-lawl, -lol/US // ˌpaɪ rəˈgæl ɔl, -ɒl, -gəˈlɔl, -ˈlɒl //UK // (ˌpaɪrəʊˈɡælɒl) //

焦糖醇,焦耳醇,焦糖醛,丙酮醛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C6H33, obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.

Examples

  • Sumach is the other pyrogallol tan of commercial importance.

  • Pyrogallol is valuable, and is employed in the same manner and strength as chrysarobin.

  • Newton employs it in combination with pyrogallol and soda in the development of bromo-gelatine plates.

  • The phthaleïn formed from gallic acid and phthalic anhydride really results from the union of the latter with pyrogallol.

  • The tannins are divided into two general classes, known respectively as the pyrogallol tannins and the catechol tannins.