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resonating | resonating chamber | resonator | resorb | resorbent | resorcin | resorcinol | resorcinolphthalein | resorcylic | resorption | resort

resorcin

CIDE DICTIONARY

resorcinn. [Resin + orcin. So called because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

resorcin, n. = RESORCINOL.

Etymology
RESIN + ORCIN

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