resorcinol Chem.
(rɪˈzɔːsɪnɒl)
[f. resorcin + -ol.]
A dihydric phenol formerly obtained from galbanum or other resins but now made synthetically, and used as a dye, in the manufacture of phenol-formaldehyde resins, etc.; = resorcin.
| 1881 Watts Dict. Chem. 3rd Suppl. 1747 Resorcinol introduced into the animal organism is converted into a sulphonic acid. 1892 Phot. Ann. II. 94 A small proportion of resorcinol greatly increases the stability of the solution. 1949 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) IX. 476/1 Of the dihydric phenols, resorcinol is industrially second to hydroquinone in importance, and is used in considerable amount. 1964 N. G. Clark Mod. Org. Chem. xxi. 439 The three dihydroxybenzenes are called catechol, resorcinol, and hydroquinone (quinol). |
| attrib. 1892 Phot. Ann. II. 108 Derivatives in which a halogen is substituted in the resorcinol residue [etc.]. 1959 Times 27 Apr. (Rubber Industry Suppl.) p. vii/3 In this country all tire cord is impregnated by an aqueous process..using the mixed latices and resorcinol-formaldehyde resin. 1972 Materials & Technol. V. iv. 95 Resorcinol adhesives, with the added advantage of being neutral or nearly so, are superior to all others as adhesives for wood, giving exceptional durability. |