diorcinol

D2I1O1R1C3I1N1O1L1

noun

An ether composed from two orcinol phenols

OriginEnglish orcinol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

noundiorcinol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn ether composed from two orcinol phenols

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  9. Proto-Italic*ausis
  10. Latinauris
  11. Latinauricula
  12. Latinōricula
  13. Italianoricello
  14. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  15. Old Catalanorxella
  16. Old Frenchorchel
  17. Frenchorseille
  18. Dutchorseille
  19. New Latinorcina
  20. Frenchorcine
  21. Englishorcin
  22. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  23. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  24. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  25. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  26. Medieval Latinalcoho
  27. Middle Englishalcofol
  28. Englishalcohol
  29. Englishorcinol
  30. Englishdiorcinol

From di- + orcinol.

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APA

diorcinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diorcinol

MLA

“diorcinol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diorcinol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diorcinol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diorcinol.

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