RESORCINOL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("resorcinol" is a kind of...):

phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)

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