| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| catechol |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cat·e·chol |
| PRONUNCIATION: | k t -kôl , -k l , -k l |
| NOUN: | 1. See catechin. 2. A biologically important organic phenol, having two hydroxyl groups attached to the benzene ring. | | ETYMOLOGY: | catech(u) + ol1.
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