py·ro·gal·lol

(pī′rō-găl′ôl′, -ōl′, -ŏl′, -gô′lôl′, -lōl′, -lŏl′)

A white, toxic crystalline phenol, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a photographic developer and to treat certain skin diseases. Also called pyrogallic acid.

[pyro- + gall(ic acid) + -ol.]

py′ro·gal′lic (-găl′ĭk, -gô′lĭk) adj.

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pyrogallic - of or relating to pyrogallol

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