Meanings
nounphloroglucin (uncountable)
- dateduncountablechemistryphloroglucinol
Origin
- Ancient Greekγλυκύς“sweet”
- Englishphloroglucin
From phloretin + Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -in.
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phloroglucin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phloroglucin
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“phloroglucin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phloroglucin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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