phlorol

P3H4L1O1R1O1L1

noun

A phenol that is metameric with xylenol, obtained by distillation of certain salts of phloretic acid.

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Meanings

nounphlorol (usually uncountable, plural phlorols)

plural phlorols

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA phenol that is metameric with xylenol, obtained by distillation of certain salts of phloretic acid.

Origin

From phloretin + -ol.

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APA

phlorol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlorol

MLA

“phlorol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlorol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlorol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlorol.

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