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Pyrogallic acid

noun
1.
A toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer.  Synonym: pyrogallol.





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... iron for five minutes, and wash as before. If preferred, the iron solution may be washed over the prints, or they may be immersed in it, but floating seems preferable. After the second washing, wash the prints over with a strong solution of pyrogallic acid, when the print will develop black, and the ground, if the washings were sufficient, will remain white. A ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 • Various


Words linked to "Pyrogallic acid" :   phenol


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