Associations to the word «Catechol»
Noun
Wiktionary
CATECHOL, noun. (organic compound) The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
CATECHOL OXIDASE, noun. An enzyme, similar to tyrosinase, that catalyses the oxidation of phenols such as catechol.
Wise words
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