orcinol

orcinol
/awr"seuh nawl', -nol'/, n. Chem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C7H8O2, sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
Also, orcin /awr"sin/.
[1875-80; < NL orcin(a) ( < It orcello ORCHIL, by alter.) + -OL2]

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