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resorcinol

 [rĕ-zor´sĭ-nol]
a phenol with bactericidal, fungicidal, keratolytic, exfoliative, and antipruritic activity; used especially as a topical keratolytic in the treatment of acne and other dermatoses.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

re·sor·ci·nol

(rē-zōr'si-nol),
A dermal antiseptic; pyrocatechol and hydroquinone are isomers of resorcinol.
Synonym(s): resorcin
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resorcinol

(rĭ-zôr′sə-nôl′, -nōl′, -nŏl′) also

resorcin

(rĭ-zôr′sĭn)
n.
A white crystalline compound, C6H4(OH)2, with bactericidal, fungicidal, and keratolytic properties, used in the treatment of acne and other skin diseases and as a component of dyes and resin adhesives.
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resorcinol

A drug used externally that softens and helps to remove the horny outer layer of the skin. A keratolytic drug. A brand name for a preparation containing resorcinol is Eskamel.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

re·sor·ci·nol

(rē-zōr'si-nol)
A dermal antiseptic.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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On condensation of the Schiff-base with formaldehyde and resorcinol, the aromatic ring protons appeared in the range 6.79-7.76 ppm as a multiplet signals and the azomethine proton appeared at 8.46 ppm.
PCAWDF was mainly composed of HPAM, formaldehyde, resorcinol, and thiourea.
Carbon aerogels were prepared in which instead of resorcinol the researchers used the potassium salt of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (dHBA) in the sol-gel process, producing K+-doped hydrogels.
Mamedov and co-workers studied the oxidation of resorcinol in an alkaline medium [10].
The results of this robustness study (Table 4) presented the method to be robust for the analysis of resorcinol from any formulation at a concentration as low as 1.92 [micro]g x [mL.sup.-1] (Table 2).
Available for retailers' store brand programs, the line of natural products contains no ammonia, parabens or resorcinol. It both deposits and extracts color, adding to the original shade while lightening hair color up to two shades at a time.
Hazardous substances found in the wastes, soils, groundwater and surface water include volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, metals, sulfonic acids and resorcinol, a component of adhesive systems.
The 22 endocrine-disrupting substances ChemSec added to the SIN list are: 3-benzylidene camphor, 4-meth-ylbenzylidene camphor, 4-nitrophenol, p-nitrophenol, benzophenone-l, benzophenone-2, benzophenone-3, butyl-paraben, dicyclohexyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, metam natrium, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), pentachlorophenol, perchloroethylene, propylparaben, quadrosilan, resorcinol, tert-butylhydroxyanisole (BHA), thiram, and zineb.
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