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hexylresorcinol
noun hex·yl·res·or·cin·ol \ˌhek-səl-rə-ˈzȯr-sən-ˌȯl, -ˌōl\
Definition of HEXYLRESORCINOL
: a crystalline phenol C12H18O2 used as an antiseptic and anthelmintic
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First Known Use of HEXYLRESORCINOL
1924
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hexylresorcinol
noun hex·yl·res·or·cin·ol \ˌhek-səl-rə-ˈzȯrs-ən-ˌȯl, -ˌōl\
Medical Definition of HEXYLRESORCINOL
: a crystalline phenol C12H18O2 used as an antiseptic (as in a throat lozenge) and as an anthelmintic against ascarids (especially Ascaris lumbricoides), hookworms, and whipworms (especially Trichuris trichiura)
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