resorcin

R1E1S1O1R1C3I1N1

noun

Synonym of resorcinol.

Similar
resorcinol
OriginEnglish orcin ← French orcine ← New Latin orcina →
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Meanings

nounresorcin (usually uncountable, plural resorcins)

plural resorcins

  1. uncountableusuallychemistrySynonym of resorcinol.

    Synonyms: resorcinol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of resorcinol.

Similar
resorcinol

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  2. Latinrēsīna
  3. Old Frenchrésine
  4. Middle Englishresyn
  5. Englishresin
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  8. Proto-Italic*ausis
  9. Latinauris
  10. Latinauricula
  11. Latinōricula
  12. Italianoricello
  13. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  14. Old Catalanorxella
  15. Old Frenchorchel
  16. Frenchorseille
  17. Dutchorseille
  18. New Latinorcina
  19. Frenchorcine
  20. Englishorcin
  21. Englishresorcin

Blend of resin + orcin, so called because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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