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Pyrogallol
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Pyrogallol, n. [Pyrogallic + -ol.].
A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance having acid properties, and hence called also pyrogallic acid . It is a strong reducer, and is used as a developer in photography and in the production of certain dyes. [1913 Webster]
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