Definitions for catechol

catechol cat·e·chol

Spelling: [kat-i-kawl, -kol]
IPA: /ˈkæt ɪˌkɔl, -ˌkɒl/

Catechol is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 283 anagrams from letters in catechol (accehlot).

Definitions for catechol

noun

  1. a colorless, crystalline, dihydroxyl derivative of benzene, C 6 H 6 O 2 , the ortho isomer, used chiefly in photography, for dyeing, and as a reagent; pyrocatechol.

Origin of catechol

First recorded in 1875-80; catech(u) + -ol1

Examples for catechol

Tanning materials are divided into two main classes: Pyrogallol, catechol.

It is particularly advantageous to blend judiciously the two main types of material, the pyrogallol and catechol tans.

catechol tans, often obtained from barks, contain usually about 60 per cent.

Of these the catechins are the most typical, and have been considered as the parent substances of the catechol tans.

It is a catechol tan of peculiarly mellow quality and great practical value.

The tannins are classified into "pyrogallol tans" and "catechol tans," according to the parent phenol.

These skins are tanned with turwar bark, which contains a catechol tannin.

Like all catechol tans, the resulting leather darkens on exposure to sunlight.

Xanthin and catechol browns are pleasing in appearance, but their effect is less rich than that obtained with potash.

The other is called the catechol group and is strongly condemned.

Word Value for catechol
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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