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PYROGALLIC ACID
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
Synonyms:
pyrogallic acid; pyrogallol
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Hypernyms ("pyrogallic acid" is a kind of...):
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)