Meanings
nounresorcinol (countable and uncountable, plural resorcinols)
plural resorcinols
- countableuncountablechemistryThe diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild antiseptic and in many industrial applications; isomeric with catechol and hydroquinone.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
- Latinrēsīna
- Old Frenchrésine
- Middle Englishresyn
- Englishresin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
- Proto-Italic*ausis
- Latinauris
- Latinauricula
- Latinōricula
- Italianoricello
- Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
- Old Catalanorxella
- Old Frenchorchel
- Frenchorseille
- Dutchorseille
- New Latinorcina
- Frenchorcine
- Englishorcin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishorcinol
- Englishresorcinol
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 間苯二酚 /间苯二酚, 雷瑣酚 /雷琐酚
- 間苯二酚 /间苯二酚 (jiānběn'èrfēn)meta-dihydroxy benzene
- 雷瑣酚 /雷琐酚 (léisuǒfēn)meta-dihydroxy benzene
- 雷瑣辛 /雷琐辛 (léisuǒxīn)meta-dihydroxy benzene
Italian resorcina
- resorcinameta-dihydroxy benzene
Cite this entry
APA
resorcinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorcinol
MLA
“resorcinol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorcinol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resorcinol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorcinol.
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