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Definition of Resorcin
1. n. A colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthaleïn, fluoresceïn, and eosin.
Definition of Resorcin
1. Noun. (organic compound) A crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins with caustic potash, and sometimes used in dyestuffs. ¹
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Definition of Resorcin
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Resorcin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Resorcin
Literary usage of Resorcin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1890)
"She was then given a two per cent, aqueous solution of resorcin, ... In two other
cases, resorcin used in this way stopped the whooping-cough within four ..."
2. A Textbook of pharmacology and therapeutics, or, the Action of drugs in by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1906)
"This is especially true for the two last, resorcin being much less toxic than these.
resorcin seems to be equally or more strongly Antiseptic than phenol, ..."
3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1885)
"It having been remarked that in resorcin poisoning the arteries were nearly empty
while the veins were engorged, Dr. Justus Andeer proposed the use of hot ..."
4. Organic Chemistry: Or : Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds by Victor von Richter (1922)
"resorcin GROUP. resorcin, and many of its homologues, combine with phthalic
anhydride, the products being the fluoresceins (qv). The aqueous solutions of ..."
5. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Pure resorcin is neutral and possessed of 2 sweetish taste. ... The addition of
ferric chloride to resorcin solutions produces a dark violet coloration. ..."
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