Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrogallol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro-gal-lol
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a photographic developer.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English gallic English -ol English pyrogallol From pyro- + gallic + -ol.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

gallamine pyrogallolic

Phrases

phloroglucinol 1 5-trihydroxybenzene hydroxyquinol 1 4-trihydroxybenzene

Frequently Paired Words

pyrogallate phloroglucinol 1 3 5-trihydroxybenzene hydroxyquinol 1 2 4-trihydroxybenzene

Synonyms

pyrogallic acid

Questions

What does pyrogallol mean?: A poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a photographic developer.
Where does pyrogallol come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English gallic English -ol English pyrogallol From pyro- + gallic + -ol.

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