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Definition of Phloroglucin

1. n. A sweet white crystalline substance, metameric with pyrogallol, and obtained by the decomposition of phloretin, and from certain gums, as catechu, kino, etc. It belongs to the class of phenols. [Called also phloroglucinol.]

Definition of Phloroglucin

1. Noun. (organic compound) A white crystalline phenol, metameric with pyrogallol, obtained by the decomposition of phloretin and from certain gums. ¹

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Medical Definition of Phloroglucin

1. A sweet white crystalline substance, metameric with pyrogallol, and obtained by the decomposition of phloretin, and from certain gums, as catechu, kino, etc. It belongs to the class of phenols. [Called also phloroglucinol. Origin: Phloretin + Gr. Sweet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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