English
pyrocatechol
From pyro- + catechol.
A compound of pyro- + catechol
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’
Latin pyr
English pyro-
Today it means
noun A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars.
Sources
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