Meanings
nounpyrogallol (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a photographic developer.
Synonyms: pyrogallic acid
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nounA poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a photographic developer.
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nouna toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Englishgallic
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishpyrogallol
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APA
pyrogallol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrogallol
MLA
“pyrogallol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrogallol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrogallol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrogallol.
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