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Meaning Of Pyrogallol
n.
A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the
distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline substance
having acid properties, and hence called also pyrogallic acid. It is a
strong reducer, and is used as a developer in photography and in the
production of certain dyes.