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/kat"i kawl', -kol'/, n.a colorless, crystalline, dihydroxyl derivative of benzene, C6H6O2, the ortho isomer, used chiefly in photography, for dyeing, and as a reagent; pyrocatechol.[1875-80; CATECH(U) + -OL1]
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