resorcin

English

Etymology

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

Noun

resorcin (usually uncountable, plural resorcins)

  1. (organic chemistry) A crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins with caustic potash, and sometimes used in dyestuffs.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for resorcin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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